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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 I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
all
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
ambition
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
bedroom
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
block
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
blue
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
boon
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
cheapness
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
clanging
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
dirty
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
doors
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
drab
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
few
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
green
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
griminess
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
grimy
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
hall
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
hotel
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
inestimable
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
material
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
most
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
much
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
new
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
night
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
occupy
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
office
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
only
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
orange
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
Pine
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
recall
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
red
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
rented
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
roaring
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
room
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
sense
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
series
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From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
sickening
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
Some
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
Street
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From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
street-cars
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
then
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I FOUND a room the next morning in Pine Street, only a few doors from this hotel and a block from my new office.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
trouble
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
ugliness
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From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
unimportant
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
wheezing
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a hall bedroom, one of a long series which I was to occupy, dirty and grimy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
woman
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
yellow
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From this reading Some drab of a woman rented it to me, and outside were those red, yellow, blue, green and orange street-cars clanging and roaring and wheezing by all night long.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I recall it still with a sickening sense of its ugliness; and yet its cheapness and griminess did not then trouble me so much.
youth
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From this reading Did I not have the inestimable boon of youth and ambition, which make most material details unimportant?
