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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 A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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age
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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antiquarians
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From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bargains
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beauty
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From this reading Truth nestled in dark corners; knowledge lay hidden in frayed covers and beauty enshrined herself behind cobwebs.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Truth nestled in dark corners; knowledge lay hidden in frayed covers and beauty enshrined herself behind cobwebs.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
bibliomaniacs
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book-worms
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
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carelessly
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cobwebs
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comparative
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CONFERENCE
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corners
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From this reading Truth nestled in dark corners; knowledge lay hidden in frayed covers and beauty enshrined herself behind cobwebs.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
covers
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currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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dark
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devoted
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Dusty
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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end
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English
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enshrined
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entirety
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exercised
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fascination
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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frayed
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golden
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Greek
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
hardly
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From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one end of the way was rush and bustle; at the other, more rush and bustle; here might be found the comparative hush of the tiny stream that for a short interval has left the parent current.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one end of the way was rush and bustle; at the other, more rush and bustle; here might be found the comparative hush of the tiny stream that for a short interval has left the parent current.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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hidden
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Horaces
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housed
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hush
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important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interval
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
itinerant
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From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
knowledge
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lay
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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litterateur
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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more
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musty
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nestled
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From this reading Truth nestled in dark corners; knowledge lay hidden in frayed covers and beauty enshrined herself behind cobwebs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
other
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out
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Ovids
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parent
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passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
pedagogue
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pedant
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people
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philosophers
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poets
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ponderous
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rare
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row
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rush
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shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
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shops
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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short-cut
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side
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stands
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stream
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street
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subtle
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not that the thoroughfare, in its entirety, was devoted to books; nor that it housed no other people than bibliomaniacs or antiquarians!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
thoroughfare
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thoroughfares
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONFERENCE The book-worms' row, hardly a street, more a short-cut passage between two important thoroughfares, had through the course of many years exercised a subtle fascination for pedant, pedagogue or itinerant litterateur.
tiny
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tragedies
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Truth
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two
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unexpected
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volumes
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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years
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