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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 "Found it?" he growled, with a cynical curl of the lip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I found it," I answered.
assumed
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
bag
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
chief
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
cross-questioning
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
curl
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From this reading "Found it?" he growled, with a cynical curl of the lip.
cynical
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From this reading "Found it?" he growled, with a cynical curl of the lip.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
document
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
eh
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
expression
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
eyes
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
faced
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I found it," I answered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Found it?" he growled, with a cynical curl of the lip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
how
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I found it," I answered.
keen
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
lame
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
lip
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From this reading "Found it?" he growled, with a cynical curl of the lip.
made
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
picked
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
possession
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
raising
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
regarding
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
resolved
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
rose
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
slowly
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
some
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
sphinx-like
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
stony
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
story
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
street
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
testily
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From this reading "I suppose you have some lame story that you picked it up in the street, or something-- eh!" he exclaimed testily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
up
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From this reading At last, having made up the bag, I rose slowly and faced my chief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
Well
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From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," he exclaimed, raising his keen eyes from the document I had brought him and regarding me with that stony, sphinx-like expression he assumed when resolved upon cross-questioning, "how did you obtain possession of this?"
