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accord
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
acquainted
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
aimlessly
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
avoid
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
become
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
brightly
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
called
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
Chicago
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
city
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
coming
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
companions
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
conversation
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
day
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
direction
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
disposed
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
economic
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
England
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
entertain
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
exceptional
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
far
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
favorably
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From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
gay
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
great
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
heard
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From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
house
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
impress
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From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
learned
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
men
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
mild
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
name
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
nature
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
New
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
notions
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
occasion
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
opposite
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
out
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
overheard
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
parties
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
perhaps
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
room
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
roomed
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
saw
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
seemed
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
seen
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From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
settled
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
shone
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
sleighing
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
some
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
stroll
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
suburbs
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
sun
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
tempted
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
Thompson
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From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
three
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
two
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
views
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From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
wandered
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
watching
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
weather
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
weeks
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From this reading One day after I had been settled in Chicago for, perhaps, two or three weeks, the sun shone so brightly and the weather was so mild that I was tempted to stroll out, on so exceptional an occasion for Chicago, into the suburbs of the great city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I had heard and seen did not impress me favorably.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed to entertain and express views of an economic nature which were not in accord with my New England notions, and I was disposed to avoid him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had become so far acquainted with him as to have learned that his name was Thompson, and had overheard some of his conversation with companions who called at his room.
young
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From this reading As I wandered along aimlessly, watching the gay sleighing parties, I saw one of the young men who roomed in the same house coming toward me from the opposite direction.
