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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 "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
absent
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
almost
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
arrived
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
assistants
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
authority
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
Beers
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
business
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
city
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
concern
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
day
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
dearth
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
easiness
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
easy
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
empty
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
Fellows
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
go
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
grand
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
jury
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
knowledge
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
led
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
Lee
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
long-delayed
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
manager's
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
Miss
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
Mr
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
much
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From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
office
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
others
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
pleaded
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
quarters
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
regard
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From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
saw
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From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
serve
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
sick
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
summoned
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
there
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From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
trouble
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From this reading However, it did not trouble her much.
two
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
vacation
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From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For he had been easy, or so Miss Lee thought when she arrived in the morning and saw the office almost empty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One was sick, one had pleaded a long-delayed vacation, two had business for the concern which took them into different quarters of the city, and Mr. Beers, who was next in authority to Mr. Fellows, had been summoned to serve on the grand jury.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "_She will go in_" The next day there was a dearth of assistants in the office.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps it was this knowledge that Mr. Beers would be absent which had led to the manager's easiness in regard to the others.
