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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 In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
apartments
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
bags
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
base
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
bottles
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
changed
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
curtains
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
Dingy
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
families
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
fire-escapes
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
floor
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
furnaces
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
Grace
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
handful
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
house
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
houses
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
hung
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
large
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Lily
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Lily's
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
Many
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
milk
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
nearby
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
neighborhood
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
odd
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
old
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
only
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
Osgood
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
other
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
paper
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
pharmacy
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
prostituted
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
railroads
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
ranged
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
residence
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
rested
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
return
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From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
smoke
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
street
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
turned
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From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
twenty
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
uses
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From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the other large houses were prostituted to base uses.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Grace rested that afternoon of Lily's return, Lily ranged over the house.
windows
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From this reading Dingy curtains hung at their windows, dingy because of the smoke from the great furnaces and railroads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old Osgood residence, nearby, had been turned into apartments, with bottles of milk and paper bags on its fire-escapes, and a pharmacy on the street floor.
years
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From this reading In twenty odd years the neighborhood had changed, and only a handful of the old families remained.
