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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 In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
almost
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From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
any
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From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
Board
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
British
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
Callers
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From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
chairs
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
comfort
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From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
compelled
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From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
desks
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
directors
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From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
disquietude
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From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
favour
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
form
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From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
former
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From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
four
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
Granaries
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
Harrison
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
Imperial
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
latter
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
letters
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
Limited
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
mass
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
news
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From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
observed
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From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
piled
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
queue
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From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
riot
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From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
room
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
special
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
street
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From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
throng
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Callers were compelled to form themselves into a queue,--and left with scanty comfort.
unoccupied
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
ushered
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
vacant
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From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside was disquietude, in the street almost a riot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
Wingate
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From this reading Wingate, by what seemed to be special favour, was passed through the little throng and ushered by Harrison himself into the deserted Board room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Board room of the British and Imperial Granaries, Limited, were four vacant chairs and four unoccupied desks, each of the latter piled with a mass of letters.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have no news of any of your directors, Harrison?" the former observed.
