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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 This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
activities
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
addition
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
always
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
apt
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
attempting
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
attire
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
bed
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
Black
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From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
book
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
chapter
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
chest
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
chin
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
cold
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
commonplace
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
complicated
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
darkening
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
day
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From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
devouring
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
don
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
drawers
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
dressing
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From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
engaged
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
enough
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
finish
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
growing
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
latest
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
left-over
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
library
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
man
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
moment
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
ordinary
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
page
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
perusing
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
procedure
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
process
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
propped
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
rapidly
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
reading
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
reason
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
Robert
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From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
scanning
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From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
schedule
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
shave
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
simple
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
some
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
somewhat
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
SPENDTHRIFTS
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From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
to-day
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From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
tub
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From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
usually
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From this reading This procedure, simple and commonplace enough in the schedule of the ordinary man, was for him usually a somewhat complicated process.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPENDTHRIFTS Robert Black was dressing for the day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he was apt to be, as to-day, attempting at the same time to finish the reading from some left-over chapter of the book he had been devouring the last thing before he went to bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the moment these activities were over, he could and did don his attire for the day while engaged in scanning the printed page propped upon the chest of drawers before him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Of course he could neither take his cold tub nor shave his always darkening chin while perusing the latest addition to his rapidly growing library.
