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42nd
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
air
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
all
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
Avenue
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
breakfast
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
briefly
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
cab
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
chain-smoking
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From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
cigarette
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From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
clean
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
cluster
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
cross
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
crowded
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
Don't
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
down
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
dressed
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
East
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
eaten
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
eggs
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
Eighties
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
elevator
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
exceeded
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
far
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
fierce
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
Fifth
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
freshness
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
glanced
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
gleaming
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
glistening
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
gray
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
headlines
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
heat
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
Helen
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From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
holiday
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
house
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
impatience
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
intersection
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
juice
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
Lathrup
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From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
leisure
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
light
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
manifesting
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
most
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
moving
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
New
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
night
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
now
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Helen Lathrup had been chain-smoking and was now on her fourth cigarette.
once
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
oppressive
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
orange
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
out
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
outward
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
pedestrians
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
possession
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
private
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
rain
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
sat
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
slightest
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
slowly
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
staring
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
storm
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
strain
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
Street
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
streets
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
taken
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
tall
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
taxi
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
there
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
three-minute
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
toast
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
vanish
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
waiting
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
wake
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
Walk
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
washed
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From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
washed-clean
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heat had been oppressive all night, but now the streets were glistening, washed clean by rain, and there was a holiday freshness in the air.
wet
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From this reading The rain had stopped, but the taxi moving slowly down Fifth Avenue in the wake of the storm was still wet and gleaming and had the same washed-clean look.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
window
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
woman
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From this reading The woman who sat staring out of the cab window at the cluster of pedestrians waiting to cross 42nd Street had dressed at leisure, eaten a light breakfast of orange juice, toast and three-minute eggs, glanced briefly at the morning headlines, and descended in a private elevator through a tall, gray house in the East Eighties without manifesting the slightest outward strain.
York's
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From this reading But once in the taxi a fierce impatience had taken possession of her--an impatience which far exceeded that of the pedestrians who were waiting for the _Don't Walk_ light to vanish at New York's most crowded intersection.
