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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 But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
all
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
also
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
amenities
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
American
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
architecture
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From this reading Here was relatively pretentious architecture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
beauty
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
children
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
concept
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
confronted
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
customers
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
day
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
department-stores
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
depressing
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
dignity
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
entered
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
fauna
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
filthy
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
given
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From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
hideousness
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
homes
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
inconceivable
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
instalment
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
light
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
lives
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
many
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
markedly
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
milieu
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
missionary
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
only
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
out
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
outfitted
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
pattern
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
plan
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
pretentious
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From this reading Here was relatively pretentious architecture.
regard
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From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
relatively
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From this reading Here was relatively pretentious architecture.
represented
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From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
return
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
saloon
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
scene
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
slatternly
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
some
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From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
superior
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
Surrounded
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It represented the only concept of beauty and dignity that ever entered into the lives of many of its customers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
Todsaufer
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From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
ugliness
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it was not only the _Todsaufer_ who was a missionary of light and a pattern of the amenities; so also was the saloon itself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
women
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
work
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
workshop
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From this reading Surrounded all day by the inconceivable hideousness of the American workshop, and confronted on their return from work by the depressing ugliness of homes outfitted out of department-stores and on the instalment plan, with slatternly women and filthy children as the fauna of the scene, they found themselves, in the saloon, in a markedly superior milieu.
æsthetics
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From this reading Here some regard was given to æsthetics.
