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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 His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
All
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
briskly
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
cane
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
clipped
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close
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condition
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
corridor
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
curt
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
Excuse
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
eye
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
eyes
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
face
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
feignings
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
fell
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
genuine
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
Gwinnan
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
hair
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
Harshaw
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
hollow
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
illness
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
interest
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
Judge
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
leaning
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
leaving
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He moved slowly, and with little spirit.
lobbyist
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
luminous
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
more
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
mouth
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
moved
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From this reading He moved slowly, and with little spirit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
normal
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
once
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
pale
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
reproach
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
slowly
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From this reading He moved slowly, and with little spirit.
somehow
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
spirit
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From this reading He moved slowly, and with little spirit.
stepped
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
stout
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
taking
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From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
taller
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harshaw stepped briskly forward, with a curt “Excuse me” to the lobbyist, taking no reproach for leaving him with his mouth open, for it seemed his normal condition.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
usurped
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From this reading All at once genuine interest usurped these feignings on his face.
very
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
walking
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From this reading His eye fell on Judge Gwinnan walking along the corridor, and leaning upon a stout cane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
wistfulness
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
youthful
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From this reading He looked very thin, very pale, taller than before, and somehow his face was more youthful with the wistfulness of illness upon it, his hair clipped close, and the eyes hollow and luminous.
