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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 "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
ardent
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
birth
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
candor
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
city-of-the-second-class
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From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
costly
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
country
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From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
Curtis
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
epoch
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
Europe
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
fame
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
feasted
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
greedy
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
hard-worked
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
incorrupt
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
innocence
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
interior
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
joint
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
level
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
likely
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
low
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
motives
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
moved
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
Mr
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
New
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
now
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
once
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
other
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
painted
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
Papers
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
personality
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From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
place
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
played
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
Potiphar
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
Pulitzer
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
rank
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
relaxed
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
represented
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
represents
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
ridiculous
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
rightly
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
self
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
society
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
sported
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
stupid
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From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Curtis once represented it rightly, it was the same ridiculous, hard-worked, greedy, costly, stupid thing which Mr. Pulitzer again represents it."
towns
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From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
unsparing
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
Very
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From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
village
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From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was not the place where birth and rank and fame relaxed or sported, as in Europe, or where ardent innocence played and feasted as in the incorrupt towns of our interior.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very likely, on the low society level on which our joint life moved," our other self replied, with his unsparing candor.
York
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From this reading Even in the distant epoch painted in the _Potiphar Papers_ the motives of New York society were the same as now.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know we were a country village, city-of-the-second-class personality.
