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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 We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
acquainted
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
agent
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
alley
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
apartment
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
arrived
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
aspect
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
bank
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
bring
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
carpet
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From this reading There was no carpet.
crossed
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
day
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
drove
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
Dueling
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
Dueling-Ground
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
dueling-place
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
entered
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
feet
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
few
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
fifty
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
followed
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
high
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
hotel
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
house
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
hundred
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
interest
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
large
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
narrow
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no carpet.
obtained
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
perhaps
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
permission
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
place
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From this reading It was a well-lighted place.
public
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
river
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
science
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
Students
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
then
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
There
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From this reading There was no carpet.
thirty
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
turned
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
twenty
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
twenty-five
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
two-story
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
up
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
upstairs
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
visible
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
well-lighted
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From this reading It was a well-lighted place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
whitewashed
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
Wholesale
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From this reading At the Students' Dueling-Ground [Dueling by Wholesale] One day in the interest of science my agent obtained permission to bring me to the students' dueling-place.
wide
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From this reading We went upstairs and passed into a large whitewashed apartment which was perhaps fifty feet long by thirty feet wide and twenty or twenty-five high.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
yards
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From this reading We crossed the river and drove up the bank a few hundred yards, then turned to the left, entered a narrow alley, followed it a hundred yards and arrived at a two-story public house; we were acquainted with its outside aspect, for it was visible from the hotel.
