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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 It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
always
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
April
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
bare
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
big
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
Bureau
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
business
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
camaraderie
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
came
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
cold
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
coming
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
common
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
crowding
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
CRUELadjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
day
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
deprivation
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
Drummond
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
dull
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
end
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
feet
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
future
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
GRAVE
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
Gray
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
heats
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
hope
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
intolerable
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
JEALOUSY
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
latter
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
learn
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
looking
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From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
many
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
marks
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
Mary
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
miseries
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
muddy
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
noticed
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
now
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
organised
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
other
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
presented
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
roar
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
Robin
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
room
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
sadder
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From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
see
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
showed
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
showery
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
Sir
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
spirit
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
stairs
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
starvation
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
sterner
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From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
street
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
sufferings
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
traffic
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
transacted
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From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
up
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From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading JEALOUSY, CRUEL AS THE GRAVE It was the latter end of April when Sir Robin Drummond presented himself again in the big bare room where Mary Gray transacted the business of her Bureau.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been a showery day, and he had noticed as he came up the stairs the many marks of muddy feet which showed that business at the Bureau was brisk.
wide
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
windows
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From this reading The windows were wide open now, and the dull roar of the distant street traffic came in.
women
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From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
wont
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From this reading He came up the stairs, looking sadder and sterner than was his wont.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The women were coming at last to be organised, to learn a spirit of _camaraderie_, to see that their good was the common good, to have hope for a future which would not be always starvation and deprivation, sufferings in cold and heats, intolerable miseries crowding upon each other.
