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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 THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
approaching
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From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
associations
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
called
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
conscientiously
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
contributed
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
depressing
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
discuss
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
Elmira
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
embattled
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
entered
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
ethics
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
fall
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From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
frowning
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
general
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From this reading It was against towns in general that our gorge rose.
gloomy
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
gorge
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From this reading It was against towns in general that our gorge rose.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
gritty
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
halt
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
hillside
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was against towns in general that our gorge rose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
necessitate
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
other
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
paving-stones
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
possibly
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
reformatory
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
region
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
rose
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From this reading It was against towns in general that our gorge rose.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
spirits
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From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
spot
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
suburbs
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
SUSQUEHANNA
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From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not that we have anything against Elmira, though possibly its embattled reformatory, frowning from the hillside, contributed its gloomy associations to our spirits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
town
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From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
towns
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From this reading It was against towns in general that our gorge rose.
tramping
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
trip
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From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
vagabond
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From this reading Did our vagabond ethics necessitate our conscientiously tramping every foot of these "gritty paving-stones," we asked each other, as we entered upon a region of depressing suburbs, and we called a halt on the spot to discuss the point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No doubt it was the shadow of the great town we were approaching.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE SUSQUEHANNA Here for a while a shadow seemed to fall over our trip.
