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1890
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From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
all
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From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
aphorisms
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
atmosphere
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From this reading To me Chicago at this time seethed with a peculiarly human or realistic atmosphere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
bits
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From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
characters
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Chicago
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column
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comment
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constructive
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daily
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dealt
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
dim
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
else
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Eugene
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far
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
Field's
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
Flats
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
foreign
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formulating
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functions
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From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
gave
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
histories
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hitherto
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https
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human
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From this reading To me Chicago at this time seethed with a peculiarly human or realistic atmosphere.
humorous
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
institutions
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From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
like
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local
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matter
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
more
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moved
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
nearly
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News
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
notes
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NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
notion
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novels
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To me Chicago at this time seethed with a peculiarly human or realistic atmosphere.
others
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peculiarly
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people
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phases
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plays
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poems
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possibly
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principally
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
read
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reading
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realistic
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romantic
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
scenes
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See
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seethed
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Sharps
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
street
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suggested
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suspect
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But this comment on local life here and now, these trenchant bits on local street scenes, institutions, characters, functions, all moved me as nothing hitherto had.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me Chicago at this time seethed with a peculiarly human or realistic atmosphere.
times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
trenchant
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two
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vaguely
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various
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
wanted
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From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
way
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing else that I had so far read—novels, plays, poems, histories—gave me quite the same feeling for constructive thought as did the matter of his daily notes, poems, and aphorisms, which were of Chicago principally, whereas nearly all others dealt with foreign scenes and people.
write
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
wrote
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
year
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From this reading See https:// DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life.
years
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From this reading For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field’s “Sharps and Flats,” a column he wrote daily for the Chicago _Daily News_, and through this, the various phases of life which he suggested in a humorous though at times romantic way, I was beginning to suspect, vaguely at first, that I wanted to write, possibly something like that.
