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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 My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
addressed
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From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
ago
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
also
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
Arnold
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
attention
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
attracting
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
away
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
basket
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
blue
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
Cane
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chair
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
Club
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crossed
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
crossing
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
crumpled
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
Du
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envelope
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Esq
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eye
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
few
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
flung
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
gave
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gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
gone
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
grey
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
hotel
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From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
letters
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
looking
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
mail-clerk
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This surprised me.
minutes
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
out
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
paper
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
Paris
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rather
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
re-directed
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reached
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
rose
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
seated
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
Smoothing
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From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
some
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This surprised me.
telegram
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From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
then
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
therefrom
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
Travellers
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From this reading Smoothing it out, I found that it was not addressed to him, but to "Arnold Du Cane, Esq., Travellers' Club, Paris," and had been re-directed to this hotel.
up
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
vacated
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From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
waste-paper
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From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope--the paper he had flung away.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After he had gone I also rose, and, without attracting attention, crossed, took up another paper, and then seated myself in the chair he had vacated.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked-- "You gave some letters and a telegram to a rather short gentleman in grey a few minutes ago.
