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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 Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
ago
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
all
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
apparently
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
built
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
case
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
century
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
certainly
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
chance
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
character
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
cities
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
city
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
damp
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
dark
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
deny
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
dirty
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
dull
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
enterprising
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
features
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
Few
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
fog
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
Glasgow
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
granite
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
gray
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
intensely
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
less
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
living
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
mean
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
merits
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
mist
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
national
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
natural
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
nobility
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
people
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
persevering
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
practically
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
presents
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
religious
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
romantic
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
said
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From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
show
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
sky
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
sloppy
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
sombre
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
Steeped
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
sterling
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
stone
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
streets
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
there
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From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
town
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
travelled
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From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
ugly
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
unsuitable
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From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
vapor
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have said that, as a city, Glasgow is practically religious, and certainly this was the case something less than half a century ago.
wet
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the sombre appearance of the dark gray granite of which it is built is not unsuitable to the sterling character of its people; for though this stone may be dull and ugly, there is a natural nobility about it, and it never can be mean.
white
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Few people who have travelled will deny that of all cities Glasgow is apparently the least romantic.
wrapped
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
yellow
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From this reading Steeped in wet, white mist, or wrapped in yellow fog vapor, all gray stone and gray sky, dirty streets, and sloppy people, it presents none of the features of a show town.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it has great merits; it is enterprising, persevering, intensely national, and practically religious; and people who do not mind being damp have every chance to make a good living there.
