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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 And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
anger
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
angry
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
attending
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
back
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
became
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
Bradley
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
busy
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
Cahews
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
cigars
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
conscious
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
customers
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
desk
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
disputants
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
dispute
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
door
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
dropped
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
early
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
elderly
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
evidently
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
failed
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
farther
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
flush
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
following
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
former
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
four
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
front
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
Hank
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
Henley
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
hotly
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
house
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
influence
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
insult
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
latter
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
liquor
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
loud
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
loudly
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
making
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
near
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
obstructed
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
occasion
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
pay
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
place
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
Pomp
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
purchases
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
rising
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
sat
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
saw
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
shrank
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From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
soap-boxes
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
some
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
sort
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
speaking
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
stack
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
store
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
strode
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
swear
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
taking
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The women dropped the purchases they were making and shrank back farther into the store.
threateningly
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From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
three
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
thrust
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From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
tones
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Bradley was evidently under the influence of liquor, and he began to swear loudly and threateningly.
view
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From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
week
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, rising, that he might look over a stack of soap-boxes which obstructed his view, he saw that a dispute of some sort was taking place between Cahews and Hank Bradley over some cigars that the latter had failed to pay for on a former occasion.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a flush of anger over the insult to his house and customers, Henley strode hotly forward and thrust himself between the disputants.
women
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
working
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From this reading One morning, in the early part of the following week, as Henley sat working at his desk in the store, and Pomp and Cahews were busy attending three or four elderly women in front, he became conscious that some one was speaking in loud, angry tones near the door.
