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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 I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
big
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From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
Central
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
CITY
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From this reading NEW YORK CITY.
day
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
Depot
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
didn't
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From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
felt
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
find
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
Grand
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
great
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From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
heard
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From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
knew
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From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
know
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From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
landed
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
locality
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
lost
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
neighborhood
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK CITY.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
place
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
poor
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
poorer
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From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
quarter
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
seemed
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From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
solitude
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From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
stated
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From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
stranger
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From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
swell
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York seemed a big solitude to me, for I didn't know anyone and no one knew me.
turn
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
utterly
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
way
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From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As I was poor, that swell neighborhood was no place for me, but where was I to find a poorer locality?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I landed in the Grand Central Depot in a swell quarter of the city one day, and felt utterly lost, for I didn't know which way to turn.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK CITY.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have heard it stated that "a great city is a great solitude" and so it is if you are a stranger.
