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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 Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
age
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
alpaca
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
black
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
building
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
came
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
coat
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
collar
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
Crossing
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
desk
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
diagonally
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
door
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
down
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From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
eyebrows
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
faded
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
frame
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
gray
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
greasy
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
hair
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
hand
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
held
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
Henley
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
laid
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From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
massed
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
massive
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
money-lender
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
near
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
old
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
parchment-like
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
past
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
Pausing
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
pen
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
post-office
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
revolving-chair
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From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
round
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From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
saw
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
seated
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
seventy
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
shook
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
skin
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
street
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
trimmed
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From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
turned
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From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
two-story
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From this reading Crossing the street diagonally, Henley came to a little two-story frame building near the post-office.
visibly
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
Welborne
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henley went in, and as he did so old Welborne laid down his pen and turned round in his revolving-chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The money-lender was thin, had parchment-like skin, massive eyebrows, and long, gray hair, which never seemed to have been trimmed, and was massed on the greasy collar of his faded black alpaca coat.
window
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From this reading Pausing before the door, he looked in and saw old Welborne seated at his desk near an open window.
years
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From this reading He was past seventy years of age, and the hand which held his pen shook visibly.
