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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 They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
all
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
amass
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
appeared
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
blind
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
contracted
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
Creamer
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
day
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
disheartening
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From this reading His experience that day had been more than usually disheartening.
experience
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From this reading His experience that day had been more than usually disheartening.
factories
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
flocks
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
gloom
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
ground
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
holding
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
interview
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
Keith's
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
like
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
lived
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
machines
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
MEETS
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
mere
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
monotonously
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
more
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
mountaineers
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
Mr
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
NORMAN
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
opportunity
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
out
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
people
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
place
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
presented
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
recognize
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
riches
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
session
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
sheep
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
shrewdness
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
slowly
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
some
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His experience that day had been more than usually disheartening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
turning
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
up-town
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
usually
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From this reading His experience that day had been more than usually disheartening.
walking
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
way
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From this reading These people with all their shrewdness appeared to him to be in their way as contracted as his mountaineers.
wealth
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From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
wheels
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From this reading They were mere machines that ground through life as monotonously as the wheels in their factories, turning out riches, riches, riches.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
wont
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From this reading KEITH MEETS NORMAN The day after Keith's interview with Mr. Creamer he was walking up-town more slowly than was his wont; for gloom was beginning to take the place where disappointment had for some time been holding session.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They lived to amass wealth, yet went like sheep in flocks, and were so blind that they could not recognize a great opportunity when it was presented.
