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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 McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
apart
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From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
attend
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
bounty
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
buildings
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
business
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
centre
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
Chicago
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
city
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
classes
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
country's
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
day
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From this reading One day he got into disfavour with the professor in one of the classes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not stay there long.
disfavour
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From this reading One day he got into disfavour with the professor in one of the classes.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
erected
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
expensive
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
got
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From this reading One day he got into disfavour with the professor in one of the classes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
hand
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not stay there long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day he got into disfavour with the professor in one of the classes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
leading
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
learning
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
like
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not stay there long.
massive
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
McGregor
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
men
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
most
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
ornament
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
professor
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From this reading One day he got into disfavour with the professor in one of the classes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
soiled
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
some
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
stay
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From this reading He did not stay there long.
street
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
surrounding
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From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
there
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From this reading He did not stay there long.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
tune
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From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
University
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
urchin
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From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
walked
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
why
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To him the University seemed something entirely apart, not in tune with its surrounding.
wondering
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From this reading McGregor began to attend some classes at Chicago University and walked about among the massive buildings, erected for the most part through the bounty of one of his country's leading business men, wondering why the great centre of learning seemed so little a part of the city.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It was like an expensive ornament worn on the soiled hand of a street urchin.
