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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 At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
Andy
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
ANDY'S
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From this reading ANDY'S OPPOSITE NEIGHBOR.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
back
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
boarding
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
Bridge
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
Brooklyn
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
care
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
cars
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
cents
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
city
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
day
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
entrance
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
eyes
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
go
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
got
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
house
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
industriously
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
intended
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
lunch
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
made
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
more
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
NEIGHBOR
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From this reading ANDY'S OPPOSITE NEIGHBOR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
o'clock
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
OPPOSITE
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From this reading ANDY'S OPPOSITE NEIGHBOR.
Park
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
pay
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
restaurant
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
Row
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
twenty-five
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From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
using
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
usually
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From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
walked
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From this reading Andy walked about the city, using his eyes industriously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was more than he intended to pay usually, but on this first day in the city he did not care to go back to the boarding house.
way
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From this reading After lunch he made his way to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, and got into one of the cars.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At one o'clock he went into a restaurant on Park Row, where he got a fair lunch for twenty-five cents.