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William Blackwood & Sons - 1908 AMERICAN SKETCHES. NEW YORK. To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation. A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you. Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading NEW YORK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading William Blackwood & Sons - 1908 AMERICAN SKETCHES.
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From this reading William Blackwood & Sons - 1908 AMERICAN SKETCHES.
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From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
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From this reading Along the roadway, roughly broken into ruts, crawls a sad tram.
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From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
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From this reading William Blackwood & Sons - 1908 AMERICAN SKETCHES.
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From this reading NEW YORK.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A raw, half-finished, unkempt street confronts you.
