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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 It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
air
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
almost
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
apartments
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
became
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
carefully
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
ceremony
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
closing
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
corridor
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
deportment
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
doors
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
down
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
entered
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
eyes
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
furtive
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
Gardner
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
gleam
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
hand
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
hat
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
impassive
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From this reading The woman remained impassive, inscrutable, simply watching him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
inscrutable
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From this reading The woman remained impassive, inscrutable, simply watching him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
laid
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
lost
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
man
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
more
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
Mrs
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
nature
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
obvious
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
occasion
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
once
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
presenting
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
previous
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman remained impassive, inscrutable, simply watching him.
room
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
simply
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From this reading The woman remained impassive, inscrutable, simply watching him.
suite
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From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
table
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
Tavernake
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
terror
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
then
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From this reading It became obvious then that his deportment on the occasion of his previous appearance had been in the nature of a bluff.
there
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
up
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
walking
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
watched
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
watching
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From this reading The woman remained impassive, inscrutable, simply watching him.
Wenham
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From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man whom Tavernake had left walking up and down the corridor lost no time in presenting himself once more at the apartments of Mrs. Wenham Gardner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He entered the suite without ceremony, carefully closing both doors behind him.
woman
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From this reading The air with which he looked across the room at the woman who watched him was furtive; the hand which laid his hat upon the table was shaking; there was a gleam almost of terror in his eyes.
