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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 THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
attention
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
attentions
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
basket
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
detail
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
disclosed
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From this reading His room itself disclosed the man.
disorder
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From this reading It was a triumph of disorder.
EDITOR
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
entered
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
enthusiasm
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
few
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
further
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
hated
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
huge
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
IBEX
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His room itself disclosed the man.
later
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
LETTER
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
letters
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
mail
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
man
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
Most
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
much
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
opened
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
paying
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
perfunctory
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
pile
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
RECEIVES
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
room
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From this reading His room itself disclosed the man.
sanctum
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
sat
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
side
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
some
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
STRANGE
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
sub
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
table
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From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
task
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From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
threw
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
tossed
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From this reading Most of them he threw on one side for his "sub," a few he opened himself and tossed into a basket for further attention later on.
triumph
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From this reading It was a triumph of disorder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE EDITOR OF THE _IBEX_ RECEIVES A STRANGE LETTER The editor of the _Ibex_ sat at a long table in his sanctum paying some perfunctory attentions to a huge pile of letters which had come in by the afternoon mail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a task which he never entered upon with much enthusiasm, for he was a man who hated detail.
