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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 But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
absolutely
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
air
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
all
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
alleyways
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
BACK
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From this reading BACK TO HONG KONG.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
broad
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
buildings
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
business
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
carts
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
city
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
cleanliness
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
cutting
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
devoted
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
dwellings
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
enough
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
essential
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
feet
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
few
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From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
four
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
hand
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
health
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
highways
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
HONG
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From this reading BACK TO HONG KONG.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
just
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
KONG
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From this reading BACK TO HONG KONG.
largely
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
light
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
main
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From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
Manila
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From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
number
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From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
off
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
other
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
pass
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
project
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
public
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
ramshackle
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
residences
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
side
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
sidewalks
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
simply
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
so-styled
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
some
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
States
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
streets
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From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
styled
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The main streets of Manila are but few in number.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
There
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
three
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO HONG KONG.
two
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From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
United
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are two devoted largely to business, and three or four that have some handsome residences and public buildings upon them.
wagon
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
walks
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From this reading On each side, the ramshackle dwellings project over the walks, cutting off light and air that are absolutely essential to health and cleanliness.
way
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
wide
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From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But all of the other highways, so-styled, are simply what in a United States city would be styled alleyways, the sidewalks being but two or three feet wide and the wagon way just about broad enough for two hand carts to pass each other.
