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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 For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
addition
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
air
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
all
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
avenues
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
boulevards
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
buildings
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
Chicago
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
city
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
class
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
color
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
consistently
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
contrast
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
days
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From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
ecstatic
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
ecstatically
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From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
elation
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
far-flung
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
fashion
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
feel
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
force
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
fresh
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
Ginity
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
happy
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
intense
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
interest
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
joy
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
keen
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
lines
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
lower
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
manifested
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
mere
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
Michigan
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
middle
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
Miss
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
new
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
now
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From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
once
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
quality
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
raw
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
regions
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
responding
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
romance
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
second
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
some
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
sounding
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
sped
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From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
streets
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
suffered
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
swiftly
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From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
then
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
THUS
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From this reading THUS these days sped swiftly and ecstatically by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
towering
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
truly
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
two
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
vast
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
very
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
vividly
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
W
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
way
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
week
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From this reading Toward the middle of the second week Miss Ginity left for Michigan, and then I had Miss W—— all to myself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
whole
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
winelike
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By now I had come to feel an intense interest in her, an elation over the mere thought of being with her.
year
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From this reading For once in my life I seemed to be truly and consistently happy, and that in this very city where but a year or two before I had suffered such keen distress.
young
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From this reading In addition to this joy my mind and body seemed to be responding in some ecstatic fashion to Chicago and the Fair as a whole, the romance and color of it all, the winelike quality of the air, the raw, fresh, young force of the city, so vividly manifested in its sounding streets, its towering new buildings, its far-flung lines of avenues and boulevards, and, by way of contrast, its vast regions of middle and lower class poor.
