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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 For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
allowed
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
caused
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
closed
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
counted
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
curiosity
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
dark
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
dismally
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
find
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
firmly
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
forgetful
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
get
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
heart
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
How
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
instant
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
intense
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
loneliness
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
love
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
NEW
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
now
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
out
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
pavement
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
place
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
reproached
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
Richard's
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
said
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
silent
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
sink
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
situation
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for having allowed his curiosity and love of books to make him forgetful of his situation.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
swept
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From this reading For an instant a feeling of intense loneliness swept over Richard's heart as he stood on the dark and silent pavement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
up
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
Watch
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From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had firmly counted upon spending the night at the Watch Below, and now to find that place closed up caused his heart to sink within him.
world
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From this reading "How am I ever to get along in this world unless I watch out?" he said to himself dismally.
YORK
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
