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45
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From this reading 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
air
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
ALBEMARLE
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From this reading 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
attention
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
bristling
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From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
CO
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
cool
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
face
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From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
fresh
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
glacier
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From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
gregarious
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
high
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
hotel
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
hour
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
impressions
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
indignity
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
JAMES
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
McILVAINE
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
modern
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
mountain
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
numbered
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
OSGOOD
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
patience
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
pink
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
primeval
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From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
promiscuities
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
R
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From this reading LONDON JAMES R. OSGOOD, McILVAINE & CO.
reduction
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
rose
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
scene
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
scrappy
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
state
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
station
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
STREET
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From this reading 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
struggle
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
Switzerland
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
talked
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From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
travel
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
up
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
valley
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
vulgarities
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From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
W
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From this reading 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hour and the scene were one of those impressions which make up a little, in Switzerland, for the modern indignity of travel--the promiscuities and vulgarities, the station and the hotel, the gregarious patience, the struggle for a scrappy attention, the reduction to a numbered state.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We talked of London, face to face with a great bristling, primeval glacier.
world
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
young
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From this reading The high valley was pink with the mountain rose, the cool air as fresh as if the world were young.
