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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 Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
all
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
anticipation
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From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
carvings-he
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
centre
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
chauffeur
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
city
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
columns
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
corridor
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
country
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
crowd
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
crowded
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
day-first
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
entered
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
fresh
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
future
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
gazed
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From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
General
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
gilded
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
held
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
hopes
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
hotel
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the magnificence of the place.
just
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From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
magnificence
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From this reading It was not the magnificence of the place.
magnificent
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
marble
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
meet
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
meeting
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
men
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
Montague
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From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
much
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
night
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the magnificence of the place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
overwhelming
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
past
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
place
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From this reading It was not the magnificence of the place.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
Return
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
said
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
see
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
seething
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
ten-thirty
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
then
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From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Return at ten-thirty,” the General said to his chauffeur, and then they entered the corridor of the hotel.
too
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
trembling
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From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
uptown
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From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
vision
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the magnificence of the place.
whirling
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From this reading It seemed too much to crowd into one day-first the vision of the whirling, seething city, the centre of all his hopes of the future; and then, at night, this meeting, overwhelming him with the crowded memories of everything that he held precious in the past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Montague gazed about him, and found himself trembling just a little with anticipation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The quiet uptown hotel would have seemed magnificent to him, fresh as he was from the country; but, he did not see the marble columns and the gilded carvings-he was thinking of the men he was to meet.
