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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 He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
accustomed
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
BLOUNT
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
CALVIN
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
cast
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
chair
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
Colonel
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
day
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
down
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From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
Eddring
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
Eddring's
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
eye
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
fire
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
following
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
gaunt
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
gray
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
grizzled
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
grown
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
hasn't
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From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
hat
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
I've
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From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
invitation
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
lacked
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
latter
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
leg
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
more
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From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
nearly
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
noon
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
office
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
OPINIONS
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
other
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
place
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From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
presented
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
response
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From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
said
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From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
seated
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was Calvin Blount grown still more gaunt and gray and grizzled, though his eye lacked nothing of its accustomed fire.
threw
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From this reading He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT It was nearly noon of the following day before Colonel Calvin Blount, in response to the summons of Eddring, presented himself at the office of the latter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself.
