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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 After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
Adams
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
all
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
aside
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
bar
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
basement
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
Building
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
call
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From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
Carrie
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
cigars
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
Clark
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
considered
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
dined
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
Drouet
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From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
evening
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From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
fame
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
Federal
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
floating
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
gay
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
glass
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
imposing
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
laid
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
leaned
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
letter
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
lighted
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
local
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
Monroe
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
Moy's
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
occupied
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
opposite
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
particular
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
plain
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
purchased
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
receiving
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From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
Rector's
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
resort
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
restaurant
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
some
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
splendid
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
Street
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
Streets
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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
swallowed
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
There
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
visited
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From this reading There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.
whiskey
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From this reading There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.
