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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 THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
always
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
American
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From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
away
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
back
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
carpet
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
chair
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
city
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
content
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
deep
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
doubt
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From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
eyes
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
fire-spangled
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
FORCE
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
glass
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
glittering
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
home-coming
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
iron
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From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
isn't
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From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
Lavendale
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
like
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
lips
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
Moreton
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From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
musingly
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From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
New
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
night
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
observed
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From this reading 'No doubt about my being an American born, Moreton,' he observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
phantasmagoria
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
raised
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
real
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
reluctantly
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
sigh
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
steel
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From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
stretching
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and raised his glass to his lips.
typical
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From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
UNDENIABLE
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is New York, isn't it?' he went on, musingly, 'city of steel and iron, typical, indescribable.'
withdrew
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From this reading THE UNDENIABLE FORCE Lavendale drew a deep sigh of content as he withdrew his eyes reluctantly from the glittering phantasmagoria of the city, stretching away below like a fire-spangled carpet.
York
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From this reading 'The first night in New York is always a real home-coming to me.
