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50,000
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
apartments
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
baby
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
bells
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
Buren
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
called
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
Carrie
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
children
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
city
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
clerks
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
coming
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
direction
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
down
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
families
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
flat
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
floor
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
front
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
gave
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
gazed
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
get
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
greetings
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
grocery
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
Hanson
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
hearing
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
horse-cars
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
inhabited
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
labourers
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
lighted
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
lights
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
looking
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
men
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
miles
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
Minnie
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
Minnie's
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
movement
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
murmur
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
night
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
novel
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
one-floor
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
out
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
playing
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
pleasing
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
population
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
pouring
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
proceeded
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
rate
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
resident
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
room
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
rush
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
shining
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
sound
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
sounds
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
stores
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
Street
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
stretched
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
supper
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From this reading Mrs. Hanson, after the first greetings were over, gave Carrie the baby and proceeded to get supper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
then
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
tinkled
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From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.
Van
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
vast
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From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
West
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
windows
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From this reading It was on the third floor, the front windows looking down into the street, where, at night, the lights of grocery stores were shining and children were playing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gazed into the lighted street when Minnie brought her into the front room, and wondered at the sounds, the movement, the murmur of the vast city which stretched for miles and miles in every direction.
year
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From this reading Minnie’s flat, as the one-floor resident apartments were then being called, was in a part of West Van Buren Street inhabited by families of labourers and clerks, men who had come, and were still coming, with the rush of population pouring in at the rate of 50,000 a year.
