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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 “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
aboard
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From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
Boston
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
call
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From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
consumption
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
Cousin
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From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
crowd
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
culture
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
distinguished
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
effect
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Pretty near everybody has a literary look.”
Frank
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
general
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
got
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
habits
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pretty near everybody has a literary look.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
intellectual
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
it's
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
large
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
literary
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty near everybody has a literary look.”
Lucy
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
near
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From this reading Pretty near everybody has a literary look.”
needn't
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
notables
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
out
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people
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
place
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
pretend
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
Pretty
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From this reading Pretty near everybody has a literary look.”
reading
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
says
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
some
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From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
that's
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From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
there
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From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know there are some notables aboard: do point them out to me.
together
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
tubercular
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
universal
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
Why
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From this reading “Why, that's what we call our Boston look, Cousin Lucy.
written
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From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't have written anything to have it,--it's as general as tubercular consumption, and is the effect of our universal culture and habits of reading.
You'll
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From this reading “You'll not pretend, Frank,” says Lucy, “that in such an intellectual place as Boston a crowd as large as this can be got together, and no distinguished literary people in it.
