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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 EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
accomplishment
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
AGENT
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
business
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From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
certain
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
claim
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
CLAIMS
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
clear
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
clues
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
comfort
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
confining
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
customary
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From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
death
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
departure
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
disappointed
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
EDDRING
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
eye
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
false
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
following
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
forest
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
formerly
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
fruitless
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
grim
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
hopes
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
John
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
June
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
Lady
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
less
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eddring looked older, more wearied.
man's
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
Miss
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
more
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From this reading Eddring looked older, more wearied.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
new
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From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
now
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From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
office
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
older
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From this reading Eddring looked older, more wearied.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
OP
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
paraphernalia
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From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
person
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
railway
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
rim
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
sat
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
search
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed disappointed in his years of fruitless search, in the following of false clues, in the death of new hopes.
shone
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From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
Some
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
subsequent
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
surrounded
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From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
there
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
three
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
V
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
wearied
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From this reading Eddring looked older, more wearied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was now surrounded, as before, with the customary paraphernalia of a business office.
world
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
Y
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
years
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From this reading EDDRING, AGENT OP CLAIMS Some three years subsequent to that mysterious departure of Miss Lady in search of a world beyond the rim of the confining forest, there sat in his office, one fine morning in June, no less a person than John Eddring, formerly claim agent of the Y.V. railway.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet from the man's clear eye there shone a certain grim comfort of accomplishment.
