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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 _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
advantages
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
afford
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
all
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
amass
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
any
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
article
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
average
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
averages
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
brilliant
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
chances
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
city
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
Cleavedge
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
Cleavedgians
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
climate
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
comfortable
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
decide
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From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
direction
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
doubt
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
excelled
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
excellent
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
faith
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
fortunes
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
gave
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
height
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
impropriety
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
Kit
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From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
library
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
living
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
many
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
men
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
offer
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
opportunities
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
Opportunity
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
other
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
others
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
place
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From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
population
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
rank
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
realized
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From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
schools
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
seventy
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
shops
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
situation
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
size
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
society
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
some
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
States
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
strikingly
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
thousand
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
town
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
understood
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From this reading It was understood to be the height of impropriety for Cleavedgians to doubt that their city excelled all others of its size and rank.
unequalled
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
United
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From this reading It was an article of their faith that Cleavedge had advantages of situation and climate unequalled by any other town of some seventy thousand population in the United States.
up
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From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Kit realized that he must decide upon his course in life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Opportunity_ Cleavedge was a place of comfortable averages; it did not offer brilliant opportunities in any direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a pretty city, but not strikingly so; it gave many men an excellent living, but it did not afford them chances to amass great fortunes; its society, its library, its schools, its shops were all up to the average, but not beyond it.
