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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 A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
air
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
building
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
came
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
carried
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
carry
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
city
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
conscious
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
crowded
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
dark
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
day
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
days
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
DEBT
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
excitement
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
face
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
few
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
forbidding-looking
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
gloomy
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
gravity
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
hot
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
hours
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
impressionable
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
INCURRED
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
many
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
minutes
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
more
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
most
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
out
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
passionate
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
people
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
reminiscent
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
restless
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
room
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
several
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
slowly
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
solemn
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
some
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
spoken
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
spread
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
stream
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
street
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
sun-lit
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From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
swallowed
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
tense
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DEBT INCURRED A little stream of people came suddenly out from the dark, forbidding-looking building into the sun-lit street.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
there
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
trace
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From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
tragedy
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
unusual
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From this reading The most callous was conscious of a few minutes' unusual gravity.
up
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
ways
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From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tragedy was over, and one by one they took their several ways, and were swallowed up in the restless life of the great city.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
words
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From this reading Some of the more impressionable carried with them the memory of that hot, crowded room, the air of tense excitement, the slowly spoken, solemn words, throughout that day and many days to come.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was not one of them who did not carry in his face some trace of those hours of gloomy excitement, some reminiscent shadow of the tragedy which had spread itself out into passionate life before their eyes.
