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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 Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
address
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
assured
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
bed
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
bent
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bewildering
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board
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bumped
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
card
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
crowded
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day
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desire
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difficulty
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dogged
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
doings
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down
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
face
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faces
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finding
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
forth
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
fro
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
gave
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girl
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
go
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
gray
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
hurrying
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
impossible
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
intently
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
Jim
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jostled
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
Joyce
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keep
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
lodging
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
lost
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made
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many
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maze
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
misgivings
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
off-hand
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
old
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
out
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
own
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
perplexity
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pocket
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
promise
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put
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report
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sad
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
saw
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From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
see
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Seth
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sight
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
slowly
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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solved
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some
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street
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task
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
throng
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Jim made him promise to report himself each day, so that he could keep some track of his doings.
turned
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
unheeding
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
up
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From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
vituperative
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From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
watched
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He saw him go out into the crowded street, bent as he had never been before, peering intently into the bewildering maze of hurrying faces, with a look of dogged perplexity as to where to go first on his own sad gray face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Joyce solved the lodging difficulty off-hand, and old Seth, assured of bed and board, gave himself up to the impossible task of finding a lost girl who had no desire to be found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The throng bumped into him, and jostled him to and fro, and passed on, unheeding or vituperative, and at last he turned and went slowly out of sight, and Jim wondered if he would ever see him again.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote down his address on a card and put it in his pocket, and watched him go forth the first day with many misgivings.
