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1889
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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 If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
aeroplanes
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
ageing
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
ages
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
American
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Anne's
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
architectural
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
brightness
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Broadway
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
building
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
cliffs
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
discover
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
evidence
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From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
flash
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
garage
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
girls
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
given
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
glimpse
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
guess
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historic
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http
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
internal
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From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
lies
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
Londoners
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
Mansions
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
many
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
motor
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
near
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
New
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Niagara
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
now
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
old-fashioned
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From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
Panorama
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
past
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Queen
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
queer
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
roof
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
round
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
safe
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said
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
say
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From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
searches
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See
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spread
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Square
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
story
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
Street
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
then
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
too
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Union
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
veritably
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Victoria
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From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
writing
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From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
York
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
