In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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Chapter I
In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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a person whose job is to collect money owed
From this reading “Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!”
an area of a town with a particular character
From this reading “In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.””
travelling across or through a place
From this reading “Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading These “places” make strange angles and curves.
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From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
a person whose job is to collect money owed
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
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From this reading These “places” make strange angles and curves.
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From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
an area of a town with a particular character
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These “places” make strange angles and curves.
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
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From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading These “places” make strange angles and curves.
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From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These “places” make strange angles and curves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
travelling across or through a place
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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From this reading One street crosses itself a time or two.
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From this reading An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street.
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
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From this reading In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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