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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 Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
arms
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
artist
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
bed
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Binghamton
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
Bound
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
bulging
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
centre
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
chests
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
clay
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
clean-shaven
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
clothes
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Co
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
crushed
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From this reading They seemed crushed by a profound dejection.
dejection
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From this reading They seemed crushed by a profound dejection.
documents
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Dressed
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
electrotyped
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
Estate
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
Etherington
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
exhausted
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
F
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
fantastic
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
figures
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
framework
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
furnished
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
garret
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
giants
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
got
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
H
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
heads
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
heaped
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
huge
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Inc
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
inner
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
large
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
low-ceiled
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
merely
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
more
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
N
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
natural
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
New
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
occupied
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
out
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
overlooked
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
Paper
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
patio
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
Press
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
profound
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From this reading They seemed crushed by a profound dejection.
Roberto
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
room
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
seated
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed crushed by a profound dejection.
Set
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
simian
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
size
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
sketched
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
small
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
statues
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
stomachs
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
street
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
sunken
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
table
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
two
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
unable
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
up
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
Vail-Ballou
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
W
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
weariness
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
window
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From this reading The room was a low-ceiled garret, with a large window that overlooked a patio.
wire
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From this reading The centre of the room was occupied by two clay statues with an inner framework of wire,—two figures of more than natural size, huge and fantastic, both merely sketched, as if the artist had been unable to complete them; they were two giants exhausted by weariness, with small, clean-shaven heads, sunken chests, bulging stomachs and long, simian arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Wolff
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
writing
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From this reading Dressed in his street clothes, seated before a table heaped with documents, he was writing.
Y
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
York
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From this reading _Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Roberto had got out of bed.
