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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 "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this the Easy Chair certainly sat up.
Back
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
bones
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
broke
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
called
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
certainly
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From this reading At this the Easy Chair certainly sat up.
Chair
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
CHEAPNESS
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
CITY
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
complying
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
COSTLIEST
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
deep-seated
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
EARTH
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
Easy
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
Europe
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
exclaimed
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
expensive
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
fact
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
fell
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
friend
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
generally
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
Getting
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
got
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
Howadji
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
imaginary
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
instantly
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
instead
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
interlocutor
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
knowledge
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
known
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
latest
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
less
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
living
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
many
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
means
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
moment
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
more
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
most
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
muse
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
New
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
pathos
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
place
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
planet
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
prepossession
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
removing
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
resort
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
said
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
sat
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From this reading At this the Easy Chair certainly sat up.
say
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
searching
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
smiling
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
Southerly
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
Southerners
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
Stay
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From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
summer
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
surprises
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this the Easy Chair certainly sat up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
touched
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From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
town
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
up
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From this reading At this the Easy Chair certainly sat up.
visit
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Stay not a moment, Howadji," we exclaimed, "in removing our deep-seated prepossession that New York is the most expensive place on the planet."
Westerners
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From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
X
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But instead of instantly complying our friend fell into a smiling muse, from which he broke at last to say: "I have long been touched by the pathos of a fact which I believe is not yet generally known.
York
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From this reading X CHEAPNESS OF THE COSTLIEST CITY ON EARTH "One of my surprises on Getting Back," the more or less imaginary interlocutor who had got back from Europe said in his latest visit to the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Do you know yourself, with the searching knowledge which is called feeling it in your bones, that a good many Southerners and Southerly Westerners make this town their summer resort?"
