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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 N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
any
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
bearded
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
Blackburn
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
boys
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
Carson
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
cellar
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
chatting
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
complaining
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
considering
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
damp
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
dark
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
don't
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
door
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
down
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
Dwight
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
elder
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
fact
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
family
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
feet
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
flights
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
floor
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
forty-five
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
four
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
front
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
gaits
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
general
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
go
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
hanging-lamp
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
hardware
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
higher
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
I'm
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
I've
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
inclining
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
James
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
lawyer
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
leading
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
living
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
man
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
men
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
N
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
Near
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
only
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
playing
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
poker
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
portion
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
portly
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
raised
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
rear
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
room
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
round
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
rubbish
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
salt
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
sat
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
saying
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
several
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
shade
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
steps
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
storage
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
store
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
store-keeper
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
sugar
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
syrup
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
table
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
tied
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
tin
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
too
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From this reading “I've been young myself; in fact, as you know, I go the gaits too, considering that I'm tied down by a family and have a living to make.
town
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From this reading Near the front door the store-keeper, James Blackburn, a portly, bearded man of forty-five, sat chatting with Carson Dwight, a young lawyer of the town.
two
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
used
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From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
want
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From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that of the front, and between the two short flights of steps was the inclining door leading to the cellar, which was damp and dark and used only for the storage of salt, syrup, sugar, hardware, and general rubbish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't want any of you boys to think that I'm complaining,” the elder man was saying.
young
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From this reading N the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker.
