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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 Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
advanced
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From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
all
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From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
appeared
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
approached
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
Babel
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From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
banquet
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
bound
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
came
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
capacious
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
carriage
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
close-cropped
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coming
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
confusedly
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
corridors
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doubt
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
entrance
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
eyes
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
fighting
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
figure
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
gesticulating
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
gilded
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
group
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
hall
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
head
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
hotel
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
jaw
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
John
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
laughing
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
looking
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
make-up
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
men
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
music
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From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
others
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From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
PERSON
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
PROPER
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
rapidly
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
Rawn
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roof
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
rose
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From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
ruddy-faced
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
small
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
somewhere
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
stocky
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
surged
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
talking
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
terrier
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
There
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From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
throng
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
unceasing
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From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There approached a little group of laughing men coming from the carriage entrance, bound, no doubt, to a banquet hall somewhere under the capacious roof.
undershot
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From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
voice
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From this reading One voice rose above the the others as the group advanced.
voices
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From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
Warmth
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From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Warmth, music, a Babel of voices, were all about.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN PROPER PERSON I John Rawn stood looking at the unceasing throng which surged confusedly through the corridors of the gilded hotel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There appeared, rapidly talking and gesticulating as he came, a ruddy-faced, stocky figure, with head close-cropped, jaw undershot, small eyes, fighting terrier make-up.
