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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 Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
absorbed
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
all
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
answer
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
any
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
attention
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
breakfast-table
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
case
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
casting
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
certain
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
Challoner's
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
CLARKE
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
connected
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
conveyed
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
dared
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
death
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
direct
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
engrossing
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
exciting
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
faces
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
four
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
furtive
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
George
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
give
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
glances
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
glass
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
increased
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
information
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
interest
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
IV
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From this reading IV.
leaned
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
longer
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
matter
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
mezzanine
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
mirror
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
MISS
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
observe
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
only
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From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
people
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
persons
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
reading
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
rear
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
reason
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
reflected
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
round
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
saw
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
seated
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
seats
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
somewhat
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From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
SWEET
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
table
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
then
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From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Instantly they absorbed all my attention, though I dared not give them a direct look, and continued to observe them only in the glass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
way
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From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His answer conveyed the somewhat exciting information that the four persons seated in my rear were the same four who had been reading at the round table in the mezzanine at the time of Miss Challoner’s death.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SWEET LITTLE MISS CLARKE When we took our seats at the breakfast-table, it was with the feeling of being no longer looked upon as connected in any way with this case.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet our interest in it was, if anything, increased, and when I saw George casting furtive glances at a certain table behind me, I leaned over and asked him the reason, being sure that the people whose faces I saw reflected in the mirror directly before us had something to do with the great matter then engrossing us.
