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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 That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
always
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
back
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
better
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From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
coming
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
corner
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
crowd
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
disconsolate
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
Dolly
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From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
Drake
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
droop
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
eyes
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
eying
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
Falling
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
far-off
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
form
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
gathered
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
given
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From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
human
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
intersection
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
jostling
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
knows
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From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
lank
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
lawyer's
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
man
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
Marietta
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
mountaineer
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
office
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
out
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
pockets
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
reflected
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From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
Saunders
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
saw
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
shop
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
stare
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
streets
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Dolly knows him better than he knows himself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
tobacconist's
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
Tom
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
tried
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From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
unobserved
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
up
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From this reading "He has tried and given up already," Saunders reflected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
watched
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
weary
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From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
Whitehall
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From this reading That afternoon, in coming from a lawyer's office, Saunders saw Tom Drake standing in the crowd which was always gathered at the intersection of Whitehall and Marietta streets.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With hands in his pockets, Drake stood eying the jostling human current, a disconsolate droop to his lank form, a far-off stare in his weary eyes.
young
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From this reading Falling back unobserved into a tobacconist's shop on the corner, the young man looked out and watched the mountaineer.
