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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 THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
alike
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From this reading "All alike!
all
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
breast
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
clean
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
Dutch
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
edge
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
ERNESTINA
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
Evan
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every pretty woman that he met put him in a rage.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
heart
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
keener
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
kitchen
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
light
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
loveliness
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
lovely
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
met
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From this reading Every pretty woman that he met put him in a rage.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
mornings
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
Northeast
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
only
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
other
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From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
out
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
pretty
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From this reading Every pretty woman that he met put him in a rage.
put
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From this reading As a matter of fact the loveliness of the morning only put a keener edge on his dissatisfaction.
rage
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From this reading Every pretty woman that he met put him in a rage.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He could not but remember other lovely mornings when the heart had been light in his breast.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
shining
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
sky
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
STEAMBOAT
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
success
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
swept
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
trying
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
way
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
woman
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From this reading Every pretty woman that he met put him in a rage.
work
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
world
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From this reading THE STEAMBOAT _ERNESTINA_ On a shining morning when the Northeast wind had swept the sky as clean as a Dutch kitchen, Evan was on his way to work, trying to make out to himself with but poor success that all was right with him and with the world.
