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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 CHARITY A LA MODE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
air
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
capital
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
CHARITY
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From this reading CHARITY A LA MODE.
checking
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
City
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
day's
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
dull
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
embarked
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
embodiment
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
events
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
Fenchurch
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
firm
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
front
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
Girdlestone
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
glazed
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
grey
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
grim
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
LA
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From this reading CHARITY A LA MODE.
list
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
mahogany
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
market
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
MODE
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From this reading CHARITY A LA MODE.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
murkier
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
murky
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
October
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
off
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
office
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
opened
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
position
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
prelude
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
some
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
speculations
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
stooped
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
story
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
Street
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
table
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
various
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
very
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
weather
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From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
weeks
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From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Girdlestone, grim and grey, as though he were the very embodiment of the weather, stooped over his mahogany table.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
windows
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From this reading The murky City air looked murkier still through the glazed office windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a dull October morning in Fenchurch Street, some weeks after the events with which our story opened.
work
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From this reading He had a long list in front of him, on which he was checking off, as a prelude to the day's work, the position in the market of the various speculations in which the capital of the firm was embarked.
