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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 There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
all
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From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
approaching
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
aqueducts
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
aspect
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From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
cities
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From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
city
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
clinging
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
coming
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
dazzling
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
December
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
deck
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
drawn
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
early
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
ferry-boat
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
hills
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
Honora
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
hurrying
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
imagination
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
leviathan
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
New
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
oppression
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
Ostia
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
overborne
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
overcome
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
overpowering
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
Palatine
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
provincial
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
Rome
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
rose
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
second
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
seething
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
sense
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
sharp
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
shining
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
somehow
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
steam
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
sun
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
tenements
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
terrifying
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From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
There
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From this reading There is a terrifying aspect of all great cities.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
traveller
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
up
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From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
very
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From this reading Above and beyond the city rose, overpowering, a very different city, somehow, than that her imagination had first drawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
white
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From this reading It was on a sharp December morning, and the steam of the hurrying craft was dazzling white in the early sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rome, with its leviathan aqueducts, its seething tenements clinging to the hills, its cruel, shining Palatine, must have overborne the provincial traveller coming up from Ostia.
York
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From this reading And Honora, as she stood on the deck of the ferry-boat, approaching New York for the second time in her life, could not overcome a sense of oppression.
