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Chapter VII
It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin. Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store. Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows. There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely. There were only men.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
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From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
busy and excited activity
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
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From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
to think that something will happen
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
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From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
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From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only men.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Main Street stretched for half a mile from Town Hall to the small department store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It could have been a city in New England, or maybe Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neon tubing brightened every store front, busy proprietors could be seen at work through the large plate glass windows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was the bustle you might expect on any Main Street in New England or Wisconsin, but you could not draw the parallel indefinitely.
