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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 They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
afterwards
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
anemic
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
arose
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From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
arrival
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From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
charge
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
commonplace
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
Davis
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
dismissal
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
dwelling
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
front
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
honestly
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
house
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And upon the lot outside was their little son.
local
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
lot
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From this reading And upon the lot outside was their little son.
more
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
Mrs
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
newsmen
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And upon the lot outside was their little son.
paper
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
placed
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
porch
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
private
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From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
propositions
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
querulous
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
reading
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
respected
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
seated
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
several
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
small
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
son
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From this reading And upon the lot outside was their little son.
Steele
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And upon the lot outside was their little son.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
thinner
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
two
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
unattractive
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From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
very
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
visited
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From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accordingly, two of the local newsmen whom he quite honestly respected visited him and placed the above several propositions before him.
wife
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From this reading They found him, as I was told afterwards, seated upon the front porch of the very small and commonplace house in which after the dismissal of the charge against Mrs. Davis, he and his wife had been dwelling, reading a paper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated with him was Mrs. Steele, thinner and more querulous and anemic and unattractive than before.
word
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From this reading Upon their arrival, they hailed Steele for a private word, and Mrs. Steele arose and went into the house.
