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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 Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
admit
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
all
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From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
amazement
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
bewilderedly
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
business
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
chance
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
country
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From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
crowds
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
day
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From this reading He lost himself regularly every day.
delay
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
finding
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
foreign
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From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
heart-breaking
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From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
hurrying
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
intents
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From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
lost
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From this reading He lost himself regularly every day.
moment's
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
most
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
Old
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From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
person
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
purposes
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From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
regularly
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From this reading He lost himself regularly every day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
Seth
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From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
single
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
sought
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
there
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
thick
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From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
thickest
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Seth had a heart-breaking time of it.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all intents and purposes he found himself in a foreign country.
wandered
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From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading But, to his amazement, the crowds seemed equally thick wherever he went, and every single person seemed to him to be hurrying for his or her life on business that did not admit of a moment's delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wandered bewilderedly here and there, thinking that where the crowds were thickest there would be most chance of finding her he sought.
