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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 Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
activities
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
all
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
almost
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
anxious
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From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
any
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
articles
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
boy
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
called
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
came
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
caused
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
collaborators
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compassed
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
consumed
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
contributions
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disoccupation
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
distance
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
duties
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
editorship
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
embarrassed
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From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
expectations
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
far
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
fence
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
form
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
fulfilled
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
Fulkerson's
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
importunate
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
interviews
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
led
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
luxurious
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
March
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From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
Most
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
New
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
occupied
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
post
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
rarely
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
reached
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
really
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
relations
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
reveries
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
saw
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
side
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
sketch
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
social
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
spite
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
stairs
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
strenuous
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
uninterruptedly
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
valuable
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
visitors
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
whistled
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
work
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
written
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From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
York
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