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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 room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
advised
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
aid
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
all
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
apron
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
assured
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
better
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
board
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
Braley
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
brown
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
clean
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
Clyde
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
colored
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
commonplace
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
connected
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
dark
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
day
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
decayed
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
decided
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
decidedly
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
difference
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
distance
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
dollars
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
door
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
drab
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
dress
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
dust
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
elderly
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
enormously
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
factories
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
figures
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
floor
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
flowers
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
four
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
stood facing someone or something
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
furnished
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
get
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
gingham
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
girls
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
give
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
gray
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
hand
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
harried
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
home
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
houses
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
kind
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
leaves
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
led
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
making
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
many
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
men
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
most
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
mounting
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
Mrs
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
near
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
newer
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
none-too-polished
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
notions
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
one-half
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
places
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
promise
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
proposition
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
qualify
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
quality
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
rather
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
received
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
removed
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
resembling
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
resided
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
river
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
room
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
second
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
secured
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
seeing
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
seven
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
several
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
small
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
smoke
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
smoked
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
somewhat
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
spinsters
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
spite
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
Street
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
sufficient
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From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
tan
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
thoroughfare
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
Thorpe
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
too
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
trees
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
uncle
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From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
uncomfortably
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
walked
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
way
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From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed the difference was sufficient to decidedly qualify his mounting notions of himself as one who, after all, was connected with him.
winter
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From this reading The commonplace brown or gray or tan colored houses, rather smoked or decayed which fronted it--the leafless and winter harried trees which in spite of smoke and dust seemed to give promise of the newer life so near at hand--the leaves and flowers of May.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room which Clyde secured this same day with the aid of Mrs. Braley, was in Thorpe Street, a thoroughfare enormously removed in quality if not in distance from that in which his uncle resided.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
woman
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From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And at the door Mrs. Braley and himself were received by a none-too-polished woman in a clean gingham apron over a dark brown dress, who led the way to a second floor room, not too small or uncomfortably furnished--which she assured him he could have for four dollars without board or seven and one-half dollars with--a proposition which, seeing that he was advised by Mrs. Braley that this was somewhat better than he would get in most places for the same amount, he decided to take.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as he walked into it with Mrs. Braley, many drab and commonplace figures of men and girls, and elderly spinsters resembling Mrs. Braley in kind, were making their way home from the several factories beyond the river.
