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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 Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
affairs
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From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
almost
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
battle
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
came
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From this reading From outside came the hum of a great city.
city
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From this reading From outside came the hum of a great city.
combination
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From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
countries
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
curtained
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
desk
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
dimly
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
ears
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
enough
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
face
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
fell
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
fierce
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From outside came the hum of a great city.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
heavily
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
high
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
hum
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From this reading From outside came the hum of a great city.
idealist
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From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
lit
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
looking
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
man
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
nations
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
now
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
out
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From outside came the hum of a great city.
pale
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
roar
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
room
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
sat
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
shaft
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
strange
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From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
street
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
strife
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
struggling
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
sunlight
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
supremacy
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
then
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From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
there
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
times
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
too
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
windows
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From this reading The great room was dimly enough lit, for the windows looking out upon the street were high and heavily curtained, The man who sat at the desk was almost in the shadow.
worker
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From this reading A strange combination this of the worker, the idealist, the man of affairs.
world
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From this reading At times, too, there came to his ears as he sat here the roar of nations at strife, the fierce underneath battle of the great countries of the world struggling for supremacy.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet every now and then a shaft of sunlight fell across his pale, worn face.
