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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 SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
addressed
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
Deaves
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
door
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
Evan
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Evan's
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
father
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
followed
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From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
further
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
George
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
hall
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
later
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From this reading Evan learned later that "Second man" was his official title.
learned
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From this reading Evan learned later that "Second man" was his official title.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
man
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
middle
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From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
official
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From this reading Evan learned later that "Second man" was his official title.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
opened
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
out
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
pale
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
paying
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presumably
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
protesting
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From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
purposed
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From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
references
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
room
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From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
ruin
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salary
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From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
Second
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From this reading Evan learned later that "Second man" was his official title.
servant
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
sidled
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
small
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
smug
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
SNOOPING
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
softly
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
suit
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
surroundings
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
survey
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From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
tearfully
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From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
telephone
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he had time to take a further survey of his surroundings the door from the hall was softly opened, and a smug, pale young man in a sober suit sidled into the room, a servant.
title
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From this reading Evan learned later that "Second man" was his official title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evan was left standing in the middle of the room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His father followed him, still protesting tearfully that the salary he purposed paying Evan would ruin them both.
Young
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From this reading SNOOPING Young Deaves (his father addressed him as George) passed out through a small door on the left presumably to telephone to Evan's references.
