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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 Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
AMICABLE
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AMICABLE INTERVIEWS The lawyer who never practised reached the Tippecanoe Club every week-day at exactly thirty minutes past twelve o’clock.
becoming
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
black
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
brown
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
cabinet
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
cap
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Club
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coat
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
cocktail
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
Copeland
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From this reading A good figure of a man was Copeland.
dark
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
day
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
discuss
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dry
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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exactly
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eyes
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
features
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fifteen
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figure
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From this reading A good figure of a man was Copeland.
five
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
frock
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
going
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good figure of a man was Copeland.
graced
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
grill-room
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
hair
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
humor
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
INTERVIEWS
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keen
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
lawyer
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luncheon
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
lurked
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man
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From this reading A good figure of a man was Copeland.
martini
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
minutes
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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news
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
now
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
once
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
past
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practised
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president's
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
reached
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ready
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
Senate
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
sip
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
snowy
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
steady
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
table
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From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
taken
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ten
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMICABLE INTERVIEWS The lawyer who never practised reached the Tippecanoe Club every week-day at exactly thirty minutes past twelve o’clock.
thirty
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Tippecanoe
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
twelve
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usually
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From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
week-day
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
white
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AMICABLE INTERVIEWS The lawyer who never practised reached the Tippecanoe Club every week-day at exactly thirty minutes past twelve o’clock.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within five minutes he had usually taken one sip from a martini cocktail, dry, after which he was ready to discuss the news of the day for ten or fifteen minutes before going to the grill-room for luncheon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a frock coat Copeland would have graced the Senate or the president’s cabinet table.
young
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From this reading He had steady brown eyes in which a keen humor lurked, and his hair that had once been black was now white; but he was still young and the snowy cap over his dark features was becoming.
