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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 The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
assumed
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
big
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
carpet
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
cheerfulness
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
Circle
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
confronting
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
countenance
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
Dupont
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
expanded
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From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
family
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
fervour
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From this reading He shook hands with Tom with fervour.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
furnishing
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
gravitated
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He shook hands with Tom with fervour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
heart
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From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
homely
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
homesick
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From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
house
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
invited
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
Judge
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
Judge's
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From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
made
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
meal
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
mounted
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
near
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
neat
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
night
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
place
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
plain
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
primitive
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
room
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
Rutherford
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From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
scant
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
set
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
share
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
shook
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From this reading He shook hands with Tom with fervour.
simple
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
small
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
stairs
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
stranger
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
supper
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
table
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
Tom
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From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Naturally Judge Rutherford gravitated towards the little house near Dupont Circle.
Virginia
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From this reading The room looked such a simple, homely place, with its Virginia made carpet, its neat, scant furnishing, and its table set with the plain little meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first night he mounted the stairs and found himself in the small room confronting the primitive supper he had been invited to share with big Tom and his family, his honest countenance assumed a cheerfulness long a stranger to it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Judge's homesick heart expanded within him.
