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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 THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
all
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
apparent
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
arranged
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
bags
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
bare
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From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
career
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carried
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
case
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
comfort
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comforts
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
crumb
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
down
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
evening
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
failure
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
favoritism
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
fret
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From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
go
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
jerking
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
laps
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
lips
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
living
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From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
maids
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
making
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From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
many
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
men
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
money
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
more
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
needful
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They did not need to fret about the making of a bare living.
Other
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
others
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
piles
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
satisfaction
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
seeking
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
seven
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
smallest
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
snatching
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
some
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
Station
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
thus
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
ugly
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From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
Union
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From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT evening at seven I carried my bags down to the great Union Station, feeling that I was a failure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The ugly favoritism of life which piles comforts in the laps of some while snatching the smallest crumb of satisfaction from the lips of others was never more apparent to me.
world
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From this reading Other men had money; they need not thus go jerking about the world seeking a career.
youths
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From this reading So many youths and maids had all that was needful to their case and comfort arranged from the beginning.
