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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 In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
acquaintance
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From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
air
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
alternately
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
apparent
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
bogey
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brief
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business
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
Carlton
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chance
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changed
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From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
city
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confer
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conversationalist
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curiously
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From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
Dominey
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
dramatic
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
everywhere
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familiar
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fellows
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few
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From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
going
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grey
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
hours
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
House
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
joke
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
later
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
loiterer
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lurid
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
many
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Men
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message
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minutes
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From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
most
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moving
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From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
newspaper
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From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
Practically
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received
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
sense
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
streets
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stretched
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
studying
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stupefaction
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
sunlit
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
telephone
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Terrace
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
There
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
usual
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
War
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From this reading War, alternately the joke and bogey of the conversationalist, stretched her grey hands over the sunlit city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Practically every loiterer was studying a newspaper, every chance acquaintance had stopped to confer with his fellows.
women
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From this reading Men and women were going about their business as usual, but an air of stupefaction was everywhere apparent.
word
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From this reading There was something dramatic, in the most lurid sense of the word, about the brief telephone message which Dominey received, not so many hours later, from Carlton House Terrace.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In a few minutes he was moving through the streets, still familiar yet already curiously changed.
