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always
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
Avenue
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
bound
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
East
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
extended
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
familiar
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
far
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
flivver
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
ghetto
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
granted
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
Greg
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
heart
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
Hickey
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
Houston
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
inhabitants
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
Island
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
learn
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
Manhattan
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
more
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
narrow
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
NINA
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
old
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
Once
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
other
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
panorama
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
places
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
push-cart
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
ride
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
rides
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From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
route
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
Second
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
Side
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
spread
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
stores
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
Street
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
tall
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
tenements
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
Then
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
there
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In thin extended Manhattan Island places are bound to be far from other places, and the inhabitants learn to take their long rides for granted.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
town
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
traveled
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
up-town
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
variety
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
venders
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
vociferous
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From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
way
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From this reading NINA Once more the old flivver traveled the familiar way up-town.
White
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From this reading Then there was Second Avenue, the Great White Way of the East Side.
whole
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From this reading Greg and Hickey always took the same route, and in the course of their ride the whole panorama of town was spread before them in its variety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First there was Houston Street, the heart of the ghetto with its tall old tenements, its narrow stores and vociferous push-cart venders.
