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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 ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
absence
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
air
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From this reading He wrote deliberately, and with the air of one who thoroughly enjoyed his occupation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
aspect
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barely
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big
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bookish
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
bookshelves
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buildings
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dark
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deliberately
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enjoyed
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floor
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furnished
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote deliberately, and with the air of one who thoroughly enjoyed his occupation.
High
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young man himself, however, was the most interesting object in the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote deliberately, and with the air of one who thoroughly enjoyed his occupation.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The young man himself, however, was the most interesting object in the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interesting
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literature
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loftiest
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London's
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magazines
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man
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most
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newest
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object
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From this reading The young man himself, however, was the most interesting object in the room.
occupation
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
office
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
piles
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
place
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
reference
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
room
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rugged
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sat
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seventh
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somewhat
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
SPREE
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
strewn
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
table
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
thoroughly
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up
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varied
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
wall
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From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place had a bookish aspect--the table was strewn with magazines and books of reference; piles of literature of a varied order stood, in the absence of bookshelves, against the wall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He wrote deliberately, and with the air of one who thoroughly enjoyed his occupation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wrote deliberately, and with the air of one who thoroughly enjoyed his occupation.
writing
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From this reading ON THE SPREE High up on the seventh floor of one of London's newest and loftiest buildings, a young man sat writing in a somewhat barely furnished office.
wrote
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young
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