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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 By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
abstract
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From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
adjusted
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
aggregate
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From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
air
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
brows
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
business-like
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
clothes
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
countenance
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
demeanor
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
dress
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
evinced
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expression
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
eyes
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
far
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
fellow-wayfarers
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
figure
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
gait
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
generalizing
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From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
greater
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
hurried
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
impatience
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
innumerable
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
interest
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
knit
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
making
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
masses
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From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
minute
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
number
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
observations
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From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
only
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
passengers
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From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
press
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
pushed
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
quickly
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
regarded
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
relations
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From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
rolled
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
satisfied
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
Soon
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
symptom
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From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
turn
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From this reading At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn.
varieties
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
visage
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From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
way
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From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their brows were knit, and their eyes rolled quickly; when pushed against by fellow-wayfarers they evinced no symptom of impatience, but adjusted their clothes and hurried on.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By far the greater number of those who went by had a satisfied business-like demeanor, and seemed to be thinking only of making their way through the press.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.
