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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 LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
acquaintance
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
autumn
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
away
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
barely
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
became
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here other troubles began to multiply.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
beset
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
Bianchi
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
board
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
buoyancy
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
CIVILIZATION
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
Co
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
consequence
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
days
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
decision
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
difficulties
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
drawings
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
dreary
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
fellow-merchants
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
financial
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
forced
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
former
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
Fred
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
garret
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
gone
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
headway
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here other troubles began to multiply.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
home
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
HOURS
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
intense
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
involving
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
lithographic
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
loneliness
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
longer
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
lost
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
making
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
many
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
Margaret's
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
more
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
Morton
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
much
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
multiply
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From this reading Here other troubles began to multiply.
New
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
occupants
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
Oliver
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
Oliver's
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
other
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From this reading Here other troubles began to multiply.
paid
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
prices
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
room
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
rooms
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
saddened
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
situation
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
Slade
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
strangers
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
troubles
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From this reading Here other troubles began to multiply.
unable
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
uncongenial
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From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
wall
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From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the autumn was gone, Morton, Slade & Co., unable longer to make headway against the financial difficulties that beset them, went to the wall, involving many of their fellow-merchants.
winter
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From this reading Oliver lost his situation, in consequence, and was forced to support himself during the long dreary winter by making lithographic drawings for Bianchi, at prices that barely paid his board.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His loneliness in the garret room became more intense, Fred being much away and the occupants of the other rooms being either strangers to him or so uncongenial that he would not make their acquaintance.
York
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF A CIVILIZATION Margaret's decision saddened Oliver's last days at home, and he returned to New York with none of his former buoyancy.
