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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 OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
Adriance
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
allowed
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From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
amazement
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
attention
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
away
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
Broadway
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
chillingly
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
closed
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
cold
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
damp
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
darkness
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
dazzle
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
door
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
economy
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
Elsie's
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
face
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
guiding
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
hand
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
just
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
light
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
lights
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
MAN'S
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
March
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
Masterson
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
matters
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
million
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
moment
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
night
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
ordinary
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
OTHER
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
own
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
proffers
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
prompted
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
prudence
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
rather
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
reach
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From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
restaurant
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
return
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From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
revolving
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
ROAD
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
shame
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
slight
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
stepped
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From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
street
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
subway
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From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
taxicabs
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The restaurant did not face on Broadway, the street of a million lights; for a moment they seemed to have stepped into darkness, after the dazzle of light just left.
turned
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
two
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S ROAD The damp cold of a March night closed chillingly around the two, as they passed through the revolving door into the street.
vicarious
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From this reading Indeed, his great amazement and vicarious shame for Masterson left him with slight attention for ordinary matters.
vociferous
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From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were not allowed to reach the subway, and return as they had come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adriance turned away from the vociferous proffers of taxicabs, with an economy prompted by Elsie's guiding hand rather than his own prudence.
