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alleys
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
almost
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
buildings
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
City
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
clamour
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
day
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
elements
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
front
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
gone
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
hotel
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
hour
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
insolently
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
keen
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
known
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
leaving
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
making
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
many
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
measuring
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
narrow
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
ranks
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
respects
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
roar
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
salt
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
singular
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
Steadily
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
streets
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
strife
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
sturdily
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
success
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
thronged
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
thrust
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
tongues
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
Trent
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
turned
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
unusual
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From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
way
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From this reading Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
westwards
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From this reading Trent, on leaving the hotel, turned for almost the first time in his life westwards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In many respects those were singular and unusual elements which had gone to the making of his success.
wits
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From this reading Its roar and clamour, the strife of tongues and keen measuring of wits had been the salt of his life.
years
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From this reading For years the narrow alleys, the thronged streets, the great buildings of the City had known him day by day, almost hour by hour.
