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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 He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
always
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
America
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
amused
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
aware
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
back
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
behaving
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
breeze
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
Broadway
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
cable-car
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
California
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
came
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
cents
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
Chicago
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
claret
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
confirmed
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
content
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
cool
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
decision
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
dined
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
expected
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
fifty
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
future
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
gayety
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
half-bottle
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
hat
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
hot
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
imparadised
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
included
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
keeping
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
lack
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
made
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
matter
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
moment
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
most
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
motion
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
off
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
opulently
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
other
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
Partly
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
pastime
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
people
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
pinkish
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
present
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
purpose
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
really
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
restaurant
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
served
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
some
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
soul
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
Spanish-American
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
stick
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
stiflingly
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From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
temperature
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
tolerantly
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
very
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From this reading But he thought very tolerantly of the future, and he confirmed himself in the decision he had already made, to stick to Chicago when he came back to America.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
weather
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From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
well
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From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It did not really matter to him whether it was hot or cool; he was imparadised in weather which had nothing to do with the temperature.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he came back to Broadway he was aware that it was stiflingly hot in the pinkish twilight, but he took a cable-car again in lack of other pastime, and the motion served the purpose of a breeze, which he made the most of by keeping his hat off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went and dined, and he thought he dined well, at a Spanish-American restaurant, for fifty cents, with a half-bottle of California claret included.
world
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From this reading Partly because he was born to such weather, in the gayety of soul which amused some people with him, and partly because the world was behaving as he had always expected, he was opulently content with the present moment.
