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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 Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
altogether
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
bowed
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
chair
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
coldly
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coming
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composed
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countenance
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courteously
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crisis
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desk
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
entering
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excitement
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
eyes
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
face
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From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
felt
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
few
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
greeted
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From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
hand
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
man
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manner
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From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
mean
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
men
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
minutes
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
motioning
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
much
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
nervous
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
Norris
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now
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
own
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
place
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
recovered
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
room
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seat
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From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
set
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From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
shook
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From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
some
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
sort
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
spectacles
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
steadfastly
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
stern
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From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
two
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From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
Vine
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From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
WARNING
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From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
watched
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From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
Weiss
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
