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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
all
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From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
alleys
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
Anice's
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
appearing
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
back
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
baffling
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
become
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
behalf
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
cope
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
days
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
dirt
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
district
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
easier
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
end
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
fancied
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
find
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
hold
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
ignorance
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
inhabitants
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
interference
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
labor
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From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
laboring
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
labors
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
lay
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
learned
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
lighter
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
lower
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
more
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
much
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
obstinacy
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
obtained
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
Paul
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
people
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
promising
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From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
prospect
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From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
Riggan
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From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
sometimes
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
spent
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From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
streets
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
then
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From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
town
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
ugly
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From this reading His “district” lay in the lower end of the town among ugly back streets, and alleys; among dirt and ignorance and obstinacy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
very
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From this reading Notwithstanding Anice's interference in his behalf, Paul did not find his labors become very much lighter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then after all his labor, the prospect before him was not promising.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He spent his days in laboring among people upon whom he sometimes fancied he had obtained no hold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of appearing easier to cope with as he learned more of it and its inhabitants, Riggan seemed still more baffling.
