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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 Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
adventurous
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
all
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
almost
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
America
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides men are busy making fortunes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
busy
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From this reading On all sides men are busy making fortunes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
Chicago
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
city
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
corn
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
creaking
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
disconcerted
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
fields
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
forth
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
fortunes
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
gets
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
green
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
Halstead
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
heart
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
hordes
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
ill
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
influence
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
inhabited
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
land
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
leaves
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
limits
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
live
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
making
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From this reading On all sides men are busy making fortunes.
men
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
millions
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
Mississippi
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
money
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
much
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
narrow
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
nations
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides men are busy making fortunes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
only
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
out
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
people
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
perplexed
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
Polish
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
rooms
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
seas
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
set
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
shipping
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
sides
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From this reading On all sides men are busy making fortunes.
smelling
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
souls
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
sound
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
stands
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
Street
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
towns
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
Valley
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From this reading It stands at the heart of America almost within sound of the creaking green leaves of the corn in the vast corn fields of the Mississippi Valley.
vast
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From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
villages
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
western
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From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
whispered
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is inhabited by hordes of men of all nations who have come across the seas or out of western corn--shipping towns to make their fortunes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Chicago is a vast city and millions of people live within the limits of its influence.
word
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From this reading In little Polish villages the word has been whispered about, “In America one gets much money,” and adventurous souls have set forth only to land at last, a little perplexed and disconcerted, in narrow ill--smelling rooms in Halstead Street in Chicago.
