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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 had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
accord
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
afterward
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
amusing
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
better
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
blue-prints
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broke
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
Building
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
cage
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Clarkson
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click
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
Club
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
Colorado
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
correct
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
cozy
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
dined
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
door
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
elevator
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
engaged
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
engineering
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
Evelyn
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expert
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
figures
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find
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
flashing
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followed
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
friend
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
hall
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
heard
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
hung
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
interfering
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
irrigation
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
John
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
just
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kept
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late
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
lay
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lighted
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Mabel
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maintained
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
Margrave
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Margrave's
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master
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
National
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
occupied
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
office
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
pages
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passenger
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pipe
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
Porter
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
quick
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
Raridan's
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receded
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red
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REPENTANCE
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
report
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
Saxton
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scheme
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
studying
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
talents
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
trap
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trying
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
turned
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understood
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up
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use
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usually
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
Warry
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WARRY'S
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From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
weaknesses
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From this reading He had been studying the report of an engineering expert on a Colorado irrigation scheme and he was trying to master and correct its weaknesses.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
wheels
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From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WARRY'S REPENTANCE Saxton dined alone at the Clarkson Club, as he usually did, and went afterward to his office, which he still maintained in the Clarkson National Building.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
why
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From this reading He thought he understood why his friend had been so occupied in his office of late; but whether Warry and Evelyn Porter were engaged or not, Warry ought to find better use for his talents than in amusing Mabel Margrave.
wire
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From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
wished
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From this reading As he hung over the blue-prints and the pages of figures that lay before him, the flashing red wheels of Mabel Margrave's trap kept interfering; he wished Warry had not turned up just as he had.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John lighted his pipe to help with the blue-prints, and while he drew it into cozy accord with himself, the elevator outside discharged a passenger; he heard the click of the wire door as the cage receded, followed by Raridan's quick step in the hall, and Warry broke in on him.
