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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 WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
absolutely
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
accustomed
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
amazement
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
ash
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
back
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
cigar
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
clerks
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
clothes
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
counting
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
entered
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
frank
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
gazed
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
gray
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
grunted
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
happened
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
hat
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
head
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
hour
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
house
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
knock
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
men
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
minutes
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
MR
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From this reading MR.
nine
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
office
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
past
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
pausing
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
Precisely
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
private
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
RETURNS
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
room
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
Saturday
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
silk
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
suit
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
Twelve
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
twenty
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
unconscious
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
undiluted
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
unusual
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From this reading As though absolutely unconscious of anything unusual, Mr. Weatherley grunted his "Good morning!" and passed on into the private room.
usual
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
walked
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From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
WEATHERLEY
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From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Precisely at his accustomed hour, in his accustomed suit of gray clothes, and with his silk hat a little on the back of his head, Mr. Weatherley walked into his office, pausing as usual to knock the ash from his cigar before he entered the clerks' counting house.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WEATHERLEY RETURNS It was twenty minutes past nine on a Saturday morning when the wonderful thing happened.
young
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From this reading Twelve young men gazed at him in frank and undiluted amazement.
