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123
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
all
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
assume
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
attitudes
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
Broadway
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
Bronx
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
Brown
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
Browns
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
car
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
chill
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
couch
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
courting
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
crowded
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
d
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
dark
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
didn't
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
entered
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
entrance-hall
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
evening
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
felt
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
flat
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
formal
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
four
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
girls
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
greeted
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
greeting
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
just
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
kissed
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
lightly
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
mainly
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
more
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
Mrs
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
necessary
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
paper
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
Percy
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
Percy's
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
piled
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
playfully
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
prosecuted
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
pursuit
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
reached
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
reading
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
respectfully
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
sitting-room
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From this reading When he entered the crowded sitting-room he greeted Mrs. Brown respectfully and the four girls playfully.
slightest
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
Stella's
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
story
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From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
Street
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From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
three-by-four
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From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could make that all right, he told himself, as he kissed her lightly in the dark three-by-four entrance-hall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all piled on one couch, reading the continued story in the evening paper, and they didn't think it necessary to assume more formal attitudes for Percy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * When Percy reached the Browns' flat on 123d Street that evening he felt just the slightest chill in Stella's greeting.
winged
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From this reading Percy's courting had been prosecuted mainly in the Bronx or in winged pursuit of a Broadway car.
