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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 Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
air
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andre Maggimore had an apoplectic fit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
Andre
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From this reading Andre Maggimore had an apoplectic fit.
apoplecticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/
caused by or resembling a stroke, with sudden loss of movement or consciousness
From this reading Andre Maggimore had an apoplectic fit.
banker
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
banker's
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
cause
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
circulation
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
connection
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
dark
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
dinner
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
disease
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
disturbed
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
eaten
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
eater
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
exciting
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
exercise
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
fit
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From this reading Andre Maggimore had an apoplectic fit.
foreboded
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andre Maggimore had an apoplectic fit.
hastened
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
immediate
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
immense
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
implicated
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
LEO
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From this reading LEO MAGGIMORE.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
longer
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
MAGGIMORE
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From this reading LEO MAGGIMORE.
malady
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
otherwise
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
predisposed
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
probably
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From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
received
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
retarded
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
robbery
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
safe
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
shock
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
shop
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
some
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From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre was a great eater, and took but little exercise in the open air, and was probably predisposed to the disease.
trouble
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps the immense dinner he had eaten in the shop had some connection with his malady; but the shock he received when the banker told him that Leo was implicated in the robbery of the safe was the immediate exciting cause.
words
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From this reading The dark shadow of trouble which the banker's words foreboded disturbed the circulation, and hastened what might otherwise have been longer retarded.
