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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
acquaintance
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
advantageously
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
arranged
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
average
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
Boston
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
business
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
courtesy
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
cut
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
daily
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
easy
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From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
explanatory
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
family
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
freely
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
general
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
guiding
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
information
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
inquire
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
intelligence
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
localized
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
loose
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
More
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
most
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
much
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
New
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
officials
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
passer-by
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
public
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
real
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
remembered
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
requested
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
saving
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
search
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
seem
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
sister
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
specialists
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
standard
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
strings
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
study
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From this reading As most of the business was public business one could study and inquire freely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
transportation
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
used
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
wander
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From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
wandered
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
widening
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From this reading More and more I cut loose from the explanatory guiding strings of my sister and the family, even from the requested information of specialists, and wandered by myself in search of the widening daily acquaintance which alone could make life seem real again.
work
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From this reading As much work as could be advantageously localized was so arranged, this saving in transportation.
world
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From this reading It was an easy world to wander in.
York
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From this reading The standard of general courtesy and intelligence of the officials, and of the average passer-by, was as much above what I remembered as the standard in Boston used to be above that of New York.
