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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 Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
address
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
air
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
Also
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
any
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
arrest
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
attention
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
away
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
best
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
box
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
built
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
car
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
caution
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
Chicago
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
City
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
Club
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
Clyde
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
coming
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
compulsion
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
conscious
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
considerably
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
contact
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
credited
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
crept
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
described
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
developed
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
dressed
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
experienced
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
firmly
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
fled
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
gentility
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
Griffiths
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
home
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
humble
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
intimates
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
Kansas
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
kind
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
League
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
leaving
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
manner
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
met
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
modified
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
more
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
much
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
nearly
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
now
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
own
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
plus
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
reserve
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From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
robustly
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
rooms
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
rough
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
Samuel
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
scarcely
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
self-reliance
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
smartly
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
smoothness
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
some
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
somewhat
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
speak
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
taller
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
tasks
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
There
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From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Also, and this was considerably different from the Clyde who had crept away from Kansas City in a box car, he had much more of an air of caution and reserve.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
three
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
twenty
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From this reading He was now twenty, a little taller and more firmly but scarcely any more robustly built, and considerably more experienced, of course.
Union
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
usage
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
version
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
way
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was about him now, although he was not nearly so smartly dressed as when he left Kansas City, a kind of conscious gentility of manner which pleased, even though it did not at first arrest attention.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
work
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
world
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
wretched
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From this reading For since leaving his home and work in Kansas City and coming in contact with some rough usage in the world--humble tasks, wretched rooms, no intimates to speak of, plus the compulsion to make his own way as best he might--he had developed a kind of self-reliance and smoothness of address such as one would scarcely have credited him with three years before.
years
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From this reading The Clyde whom Samuel Griffiths described as having met at the Union League Club in Chicago, was a somewhat modified version of the one who had fled from Kansas City three years before.
