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Multitude and Solitude
Multitude and Solitude

Chapter V

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A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.
He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.
Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.
Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.
The less bold signal with the hand.
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Multitude and Solitude

Chapter V

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.
Line 2
He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.
Line 3
Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.
Line 4
Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.
Line 5
The less bold signal with the hand.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The less bold signal with the hand.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.”

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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 A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

all

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

aloud

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

bold

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

cazuelas

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

chuletas

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

cry

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

curious

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

dined

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

drove

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

friends

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

guttural

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

hand

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From this reading The less bold signal with the hand.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

less

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From this reading The less bold signal with the hand.

lisping

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

longing

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

manner

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

men

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

Mozo

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

munch

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

night

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

out

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

restaurant

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

see

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

signal

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From this reading The less bold signal with the hand.

Soho

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

some

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

sometimes

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

Spain

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

Spanish

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

speech

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

station

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From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

strangeness

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

swallow

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

there

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A longing to see some one drove him out of the station.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

Very

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

visit

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From this reading Here, at night, the curious may visit Spain, and hear the guttural, lisping speech, and munch upon chuletas, and swallow all manner of strangeness in cazuelas.

walked

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From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He walked to Soho, to a Spanish restaurant, where some of his friends sometimes dined.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The less bold signal with the hand.

young

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.

z

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From this reading Very bold young men cry aloud there for "Mozo," lisping the z.