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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 A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
afterward
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
also
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
belonged
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
brick
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
built
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
circular
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
city
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
Club
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
college
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From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
constant
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From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
dropped
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
FELLOW
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
five
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
fresh
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From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
full
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
gayer
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
Hamilton
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
heart
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
height
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
High
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
home
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
larger
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
late
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
Leighton
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
liked
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From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
lost
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
mansion
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
Many
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From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
men
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
Merriam
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
Merriams
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
money
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
monument
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
more
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From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
Morris
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
much
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
newspapers
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
NICE
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
noisy
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
occupied
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
often
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From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
old
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
plaza
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
politics
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
Rodney
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
rose
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
soldiers
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
stories
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From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
Street
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
talk
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
there
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
Tippecanoe
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
together
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From this reading He was more constant to the club than Morris, though they often went there together.
up
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
usually
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
walked
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From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He belonged also to the Hamilton, a much larger and gayer club that rose to the height of five stories in the circular plaza about the soldiers’ monument at the heart of the city; but he never went there, for it was noisy and full of politics.
way
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From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merriam usually went there late every afternoon to look over the newspapers, and to talk to the men who dropped in on their way home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A NICE LITTLE FELLOW Rodney Merriam and Morris Leighton walked up High Street to the Tippecanoe Club, which occupied a handsome old brick mansion that had been built by one of the Merriams who had afterward lost his money.
young
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From this reading Many young men fresh from college belonged to the Tippecanoe, and Merriam liked to talk to them.
