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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 Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
age
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
Annie
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
apathetically
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
approaching
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
beings
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
bent
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
bitter
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
blocks
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
came
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
certain
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
city
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
Cleveland
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
coming
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
commingled
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
corner
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
covered
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
crowded
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
daily
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
dark
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
department
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
early
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
Erie
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
evening
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
factories
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
factory
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
fall
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
FIFTY-FIFTY
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
fog
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
former
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
frozen
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
gait
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
homes
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
human
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
hurrying
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
icy
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
labors
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
Lake
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
late
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
men
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
met
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
office
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
other
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
others
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
own
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
piercing
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
place
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
room-mate
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
seeking
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
shops
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
shores
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
six
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
slow
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
some
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
soot
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
Squires
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
steel-tipped
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
stores
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
stoutly
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
street
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
streets
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From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
up
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
vigor
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
walks
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
Warren
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
winter
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From this reading FIFTY-FIFTY It was late fall or early winter in the city of Cleveland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An icy wind, steel-tipped, came in from the frozen shores of Lake Erie, piercing the streets, dark with soot and fog commingled.
women
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
wont
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
work
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From this reading Mary Warren and her room-mate, Annie Squires, met at a certain street corner, as was their daily wont; the former coming from her place in one of the great department stores, the other from her work in a factory six blocks up the street.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
young
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From this reading It was evening, and the walks were covered with crowded and hurrying human beings seeking their own homes--men done with their office labors, young women from factories and shops.
youth
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From this reading These bent against the bitter wind, some apathetically, some stoutly, some with the vigor of youth, yet others with the slow gait of approaching age.
