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500,000
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From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
all
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
artistic
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
attention
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
become
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
celebrities
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
Chicago
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
conspicuously
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
distinction
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From this reading In Chicago the two roads to distinction were politics and trade.
distracted
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
dramatic
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
drop
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
drown
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
evident
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
fields
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
Hurstwood
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
incomes
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
inconspicuous
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
inhabitants
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
like
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
local
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
man
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
millionaires
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From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
moderate
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
New
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
numerous
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From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
obscurity
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
ocean
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
politics
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From this reading In Chicago the two roads to distinction were politics and trade.
population
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From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
ranged
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From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
religious
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
rich
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From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
roads
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From this reading In Chicago the two roads to distinction were politics and trade.
shut
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
social
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rich had not become so conspicuously rich as to drown all moderate incomes in obscurity.
trade
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From this reading In Chicago the two roads to distinction were politics and trade.
two
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From this reading In Chicago the two roads to distinction were politics and trade.
very
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
view
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
well-positioned
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From this reading The attention of the inhabitants was not so distracted by local celebrities in the dramatic, artistic, social, and religious fields as to shut the well-positioned man from view.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In Chicago, whose population still ranged about 500,000, millionaires were not numerous.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
York
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From this reading Whatever a man like Hurstwood could be in Chicago, it is very evident that he would be but an inconspicuous drop in an ocean like New York.
