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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 I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
adventures
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
any
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From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
autoists
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
brakeman
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
called
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
came
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From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
car
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
careless
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
cattle-king
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
claim
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From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
clang
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
coach
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
day
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
down
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
dreaming
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
dreams
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
dusty
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
Echo
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
expected
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
experience
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From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
father
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
featuring
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
find
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
followed
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
gongs
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
guess
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
Idaho
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
Lorraine
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
many
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
melodrama
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
off
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
only
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
out
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
person
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
place
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
platform
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
REALITY
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
spite
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From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
star
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
steps
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
street-car
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
streetcar
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From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
taxi
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From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
there
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From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
type
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From this reading No father, of any type whatever, came forward to claim her.
WANTING
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From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
warning
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
WEIGHEDnounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REALITY IS WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Still dreaming her dreams, still featuring herself as the star of many adventures, Lorraine followed the brakeman out of the dusty day coach and down the car steps to the platform of the place called Echo, Idaho.
Western
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From this reading In spite of her "Western" experience she looked about her for a taxi, or at least a streetcar.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I can only guess at what she expected to find there in the person of a cattle-king father, but whatever it was she did not find it.
wilds
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From this reading Even in the wilds of Western melodrama one could hear the clang of street-car gongs warning careless autoists off the track.
