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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 A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
aisles
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
bare-headednounUS /ˈbare-headed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
bargaining
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
big
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
book
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
boom
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
broad
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
brokers
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
buzz
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
calling
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
checks
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
clerks
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
closing
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
confronting
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
constantly
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
counter
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
desk
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
doors
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
down
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
eager
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
en
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
end
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
Exchange
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
fat
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
flutter
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
glance
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
go
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
hand
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
held
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
innumerable
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
INSURANCE
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
intervals
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
keen
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
L
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
landing
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
leading
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
letter
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
like
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
longer
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
made
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
making
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
man
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
MATTER
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
members
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
men
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
notebooks
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
notes
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
opening
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
other
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
out
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
pass
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
passer-by
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
pews
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
porter
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
presence
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
progress
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
quiet
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
risks
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
rooms
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
route
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
Royal
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
shaped
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
side
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
silver-mounted
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sit
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From this reading Beyond the counter are two rooms, one leading to the other, shaped like the letter "L," and in the longer of the two sit, in innumerable pews, quiet men with fat notebooks.
slow
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
small
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
staircase
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
stentorian
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
stone
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
stout
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From this reading A stout man made a slow progress down one of the aisles, calling at the little pews _en route_, making notes in a silver-mounted book he held in his hand.
swiftly
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
swing-doors
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
there
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
tones
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
top-hatted
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
two
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
uniform
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From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
up
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From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
voices
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From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From desk to desk flutter the brokers bargaining their risks, and there is a quiet but eager buzz of voices through which, at intervals, boom the stentorian tones of the porter calling by name the members whose presence is required outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other side of the doors is a small counter where a man in uniform checks, with keen glance, each passer-by.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A MATTER OF INSURANCE You pass up a broad stone staircase at one end of the Royal Exchange, and come to a landing where, confronting you, are two big swing-doors that are constantly opening and closing as bare-headed clerks and top-hatted brokers go swiftly in and out.
