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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 NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
bed
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From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
begun
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
came
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
death
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From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
described
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From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
destroy
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
documents
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
end
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
evidently
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From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
familiar
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
Farley
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
Farley's
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From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
got
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From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
hard
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
I've
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
just
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
learned
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
lot
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
lying
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
manner
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From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
Nan
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
night
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From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
NULL
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
out
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From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
packet
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
placed
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
please
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
proposed
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
remarked
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
schemes
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
smile
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
studying
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
table
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
Thurston
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
torn
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From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
troubled
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From this reading “He was evidently troubled about them and got out of bed to look them over.
VOID
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This one, that I found lying open on the table, is torn across as though he had begun to destroy it when the end came.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nan described the manner in which she had found the wills on the night of Farley’s death.
will-writing
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From this reading “Mr. Farley was hard to please; I’ve learned a lot about will-writing just from studying the different schemes he proposed from time to time.”
wills
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From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NULL AND VOID “Those documents have a familiar look,” remarked Thurston with a smile as Nan placed the packet of wills on the table beside him in the Farley parlor.
