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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 As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
air
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
apply
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
assumed
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
avoid
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
became
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
caught
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
certain
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
common
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
conscious
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
contemplated
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
courage
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From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
district
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
door
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
errand
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
felt
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
gazed
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
glanced
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
glancing
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From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
houses
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From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
imposing
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
indefinable
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
indifference
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
lacked
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From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
likely
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
manufacturing
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From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
many
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From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
Once
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
position
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
quickened
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
river
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
shame
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
signs
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
some
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
spying
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
steps
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
supposedly
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From this reading To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
understood
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
wage-seeker
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
way
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From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
wholesale
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From this reading Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply.
wide
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
windows
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From this reading As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was—a wage-seeker.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this way she passed many manufacturing and wholesale houses without once glancing in.
