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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 The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
accomplish
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acres
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
Anderson
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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Arts
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
best
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
birds
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
Building
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
Christian
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
covered
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From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
Danish
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
department
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
doors
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
Ephraim
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
especially
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
Exhibition
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
fly
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
FOLK-LORE
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forty
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
German
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
glass
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From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
Hans
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
human
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
interested
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
Liberal
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
Manufacturing
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
Marlowe
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
Marlowes
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
MEETINGS
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
Mr
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From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
out
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
PALACE
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prairie
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From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
representative
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
roof
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
room
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
said
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
seems
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From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
single
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
things
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
toys
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From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
very
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the things that especially interested the Marlowes in the Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Building, was the German Exhibition of toys, and the Hans Christian Anderson room, in the Danish department.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The building is a prairie covered with glass, so it seems to me,” said Mr. Marlowe.
world
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From this reading The Liberal Arts Building seemed to be the representative world, the exhibition of the very best that the human mind can accomplish under a single roof.
young
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From this reading “The birds fly about over these forty acres,” said young Ephraim Marlowe, “and do not know that they are not out of doors.”
