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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 IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At night we used to sit about doing the late watch and spin all sorts of newspaper tales.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
All
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From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Augustus
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
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brother
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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capacity
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Chicago
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conception
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contemplate
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days
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defect
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doing
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due
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Elliott
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entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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famous
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few
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fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
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formerly
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
Graves
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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heavens
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From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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huge
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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individual
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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keen
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late
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Louis
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man
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men
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mental
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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New
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newspaper
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night
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
own
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paper
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physical
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place
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playwright
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possible
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presented
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rate
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ruthless
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
seen
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several
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sit
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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sorts
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spectacle
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spin
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St
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staff
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tales
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
then
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
Thomas
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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touch
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two
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used
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wandered
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is entirely possible that, due to some physical or mental defect of my own, I was in no way fitted to contemplate so huge and ruthless a spectacle as New York then presented, or that I had too keen a conception of it at any rate.
watch
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way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At night we used to sit about doing the late watch and spin all sorts of newspaper tales.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were working on this paper, two of them in the same capacity as myself, the third a staff man.
West
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading These men had wandered from one place to another, and had seen—heavens, what had they not seen!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a few days of work here I came in touch with several newspaper men from the West—a youth by the name of Graves, another by the name of Elliott, both formerly of Chicago, and a third individual who had once been in St. Louis, Wynne Thomas, brother of the famous playwright, Augustus.
work
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working
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Wynne
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York
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youth
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