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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 Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
Admiralty
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
advanced
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
almost
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
amazing
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
apartment
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
apparently
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
appliances
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
away
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
barely
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
blank
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
charts
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
cheerful
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
class
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
confronted
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
covered
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
elderly
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
entered
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
exhausted
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
expression
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
face
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
fact
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From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
find
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
furnished
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
geography
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
Henry
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
hung
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
intimate
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From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
knocking
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From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
large
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
looking
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
microscopes
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
moment
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
number
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
obvious
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From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
out
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
outlook
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
pockets
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
possibilities
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
prepared
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
reluctantly
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
risen
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
rock
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
room
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
samples
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
sand
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
schoolroom
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
scientific
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
several
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
some
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
somewhat
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
Square
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
table
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
telephones
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
turned
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From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
two
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From this reading The table from which he had risen was covered with an amazing number of scientific appliances, some samples of rock and sand, two microscopes and several telephones.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
very
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From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
walls
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From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was alone in a large, barely furnished apartment, the walls of which were so hung with charts that it had almost the appearance of a schoolroom prepared for an advanced geography class.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Henry, having apparently exhausted the possibilities of the outlook, turned somewhat reluctantly away to find himself confronted by an elderly gentleman of cheerful appearance, who at that moment had entered the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Henry was standing with his hands in his pockets and a very blank expression upon his face, looking out upon the Admiralty Square.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading From the fact that he had done so without knocking, it was obvious that he was an intimate.
