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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 For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
any
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
boarding-house
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
changing
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
city
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
COMPANY
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From this reading HIMSELF FOR COMPANY.
conform
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
consuming
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
day
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
dreamed
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
expense
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
far
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HIMSELF FOR COMPANY.
formed
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
Hayn
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HIMSELF FOR COMPANY.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
home
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
hoped
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
hotel
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
hundred
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
intelligent
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
Island
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
itineraries
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
knew
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
likely
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
limited
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
longer
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
Manhattan
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
men
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
miles
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
more
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
much
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
New
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
only
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
other
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
periods
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
Philip
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
place
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
plans
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
prepared
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
questioning
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
reading
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
reared
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
remaining
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
see
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
seen
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
shorter
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
study
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
thousands
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
tourist
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
two
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
visit
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From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
well
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
wondering
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
worth
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From this reading He was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and to study much that could not be seen in any other place which he was ever likely to visit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had dreamed of the day when he would visit the city, and had formed plans and itineraries for consuming such time as he hoped to have, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periods.
years
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From this reading For years Philip Hayn had been wondering about the great city only a hundred or two miles distant from his home,--wondering, reading, and questioning,--until he knew far more about it than thousands of men born and reared on Manhattan Island.
York
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From this reading At last he was in New York: his time would be limited only by the expense of remaining at hotel or boarding-house.
