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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 For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
alluded
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
almost
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
become
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From this reading They had become warm friends.
brother-in-law
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two weeks passed by.
Charles
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
Charles's
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
check
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
close
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
crowded
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
debt
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
discovery
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
dollars
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
East
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
economy
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
excepting
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
exhausted
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
fifty
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
friends
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From this reading They had become warm friends.
funds
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had become warm friends.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
larger
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
made
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
Mason
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
most
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
nervous
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
noticed
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
now
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
occupied
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
once
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
owed
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed by.
payment
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
received
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
regard
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
room
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
share
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
Side
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
slightly
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
stayed
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
street
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had become warm friends.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
together
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
trouble
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks passed by.
utmost
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
view
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From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
walking
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From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
warm
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From this reading They had become warm friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mason never again alluded to the discovery he had made in regard to the trouble Charles was in, excepting once, when they were walking together in a crowded street on the East Side, and he had noticed that Charles seemed to be slightly nervous.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks passed by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
West
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From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Charles's funds were almost exhausted Mason received a check for fifty dollars in payment of a debt owed him by a brother-in-law in the West, and Charles had to share it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the most of the time Charles stayed close in the larger room, which he and Mason now occupied together, with a view to the utmost economy.
