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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 He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
advancement
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
appealed
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
attitude
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
black-eyed
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
call
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
crudeness
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
days
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
disturbed
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
evening
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
eyes
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
faces
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
fight
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
forgot
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
forms
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
girl
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading McGregor thought he had settled the matter.
hallway
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
house
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
instinct
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
Lake
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
man
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
mating
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
matter
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
McGregor
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From this reading McGregor thought he had settled the matter.
McGregor's
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
more
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
night
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
Now
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
off
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
once
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
only
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
parks
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
purpose
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
room
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
settled
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
sex
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
shaken
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
Street
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
streets
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
strongly
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From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
study
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
then
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor thought he had settled the matter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
walk
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From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
warehouse
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From this reading He forgot the black-eyed girl in the hallway and thought only of advancement in the warehouse and of study in his room at night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then he took an evening off and went for a walk through the streets or in one of the parks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a man who, even in the days of his great crudeness, appealed strongly to the mating instinct in women and more than once his purpose was to be shaken and his mind disturbed by the forms, the faces and the eyes of women.
women
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From this reading The matter of McGregor's attitude toward women and the call of sex was not of course settled by the fight in the house in Lake Street.
