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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 My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
adventure
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
beheld
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
Bold-street
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
brown
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building
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
chapter
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comfortable
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
corresponded
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From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
crossed
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
days
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down
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enough
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Exchange
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
forget
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gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
gilded
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
guide-book
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From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
hand
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
happy-looking
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
knees
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
large
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
legs
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
Lyceum
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
magazines
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
News-Room
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
nicely
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
old
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
opened
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From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
out
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From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
papers
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
place
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From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
previous
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
proper
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put
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
reading
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
related
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reminds
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
seated
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
sedate
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
see
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From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
several
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
sight
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
some
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stone
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
strolling
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
there
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
very
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From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
volume
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
well
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From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was strolling down Bold-street, I think it was, when I was struck by the sight of a brown stone building, very large and handsome.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My adventure in the News-Room in the Exchange, which I have related in a previous chapter, reminds me of another, at the Lyceum, some days after, which may as well be put down here, before I forget it.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I whipped out my guide-book, and opened it at the proper place; and sure enough, the building before me corresponded stone for stone.
windows
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From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The windows were open, and there, nicely seated, with their comfortable legs crossed over their comfortable knees, I beheld several sedate, happy-looking old gentlemen reading the magazines and papers, and one had a fine gilded volume in his hand.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, this must be the Lyceum, thought I; let me see.
