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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 PETROSCH HAS A PLAN.
absence
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
air
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
almost
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
anxiousness
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
apprehensive
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
bearing
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
Bergwyn
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
bright
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
care-haunted
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
change
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
Colonel
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
confident
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
considered
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
convinced
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
depressed
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
face
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
favourable
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
glad
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
glance
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
gone
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
hand
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From this reading He went at once to the matter in hand.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETROSCH HAS A PLAN.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
heavy
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
leave
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
less
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
lost
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
matter
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From this reading He went at once to the matter in hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
Mr
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
obvious
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
once
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From this reading He went at once to the matter in hand.
oppressed
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
PETROSCH
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From this reading PETROSCH HAS A PLAN.
place
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
PLAN
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From this reading PETROSCH HAS A PLAN.
said
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
satisfaction
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From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
seen
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From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
single
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
situation
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
some
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
taken
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From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went at once to the matter in hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His step was less heavy; the air of oppressed anxiousness was gone; his face had lost that depressed, care-haunted, apprehensive look which I had seen before; and his bearing was almost confident and bright.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went at once to the matter in hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A single glance at Colonel Petrosch convinced me that some change had taken place in the situation during his absence which he considered favourable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad to tell you you are free to leave, Mr. Bergwyn,” he said, with obvious satisfaction.
