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1909
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From this reading October, 1909.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
admiration
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
approached
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
capital
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
certain
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
citizen
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
clear
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
country
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
county-seat
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
day's
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
Despatch
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
echo
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
excursions
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
finest
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
fog
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
foliage
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
footsteps
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
four
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
hitherto
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
house
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
idea
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
jealousy
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
lay
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
like
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
lived
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
maple-bordered
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
marked
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
metropolis
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
misted
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
moonlight
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
native
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
night's
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
Now
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
o'clock
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
October
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From this reading October, 1909.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
only
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
pleasure
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
possessions
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
purlieus
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
quiet
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
resident
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
returning
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
shadowy
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
sidewalk
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
silver
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
Spencerville
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
state
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From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
street
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
strode
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
Sunday
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
there
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From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
thinning
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
transparent
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
unalloyed
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From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
Wainwright
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The maple-bordered street was as still as a country Sunday; so quiet that there seemed an echo to my footsteps.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, however, I approached its purlieus with a pleasure in it quite unalloyed, for I was at last myself a resident (albeit of only one day's standing) of Wainwright, and the house--though I had not even an idea who lived there--part of my possessions as a citizen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had already marked that house as the finest (to my taste) in Wainwright, though hitherto, on my excursions to this metropolis, the state capital, I was not without a certain native jealousy that Spencerville, the county-seat where I lived, had nothing so good.
work
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the morning; clear October moonlight misted through the thinning foliage to the shadowy sidewalk and lay like a transparent silver fog upon the house of my admiration, as I strode along, returning from my first night's work on the “Wainwright Morning Despatch.”
