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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 growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
Algernon
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
always
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
big
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
boy
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
brick
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
bright
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
Buttonwood
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
called
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
clean
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
cobblestones
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
comfortable
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
contained
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
cool
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
Cowperwood
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
damp
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
door
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
existence
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
family
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
Frank
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
front
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
growth
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
happy
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
houses
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
leading
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
live
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
lovely
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
made
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
marble
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
mostly
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
outlining
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
pavement
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
place
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
plenty
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From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
rains
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
red
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
road
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
round
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
sidewalks
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From this reading The road pavement was of big, round cobblestones, made bright and clean by the rains; and the sidewalks were of red brick, and always damp and cool.
small
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
spent
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
steps
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
Street
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
ten
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From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
There
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From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
three-story
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
trees
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From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
trimmings
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
two
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
up
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were trees in the street—plenty of them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Buttonwood Street, where he spent the first ten years of his life, was a lovely place for a boy to live.
white
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
windows
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From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It contained mostly small two and three-story red brick houses, with small white marble steps leading up to the front door, and thin, white marble trimmings outlining the front door and windows.
years
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
young
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From this reading The growth of young Frank Algernon Cowperwood was through years of what might be called a comfortable and happy family existence.
