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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 The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
absenting
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
all
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
almost
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
April
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
back
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
Bay
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
boat
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
booked
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
borne
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
changes
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
consideration
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
crossed
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
day
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
decade
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
decided
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
experience
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
Hugh
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
idle
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
immediately
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
immense
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
incident
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
independent
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
inevitable
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
insists
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
interests
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
Intimations
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
land
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
landing
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
London
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
Lynch
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
made
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
Mail
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
man
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
month
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
Morten
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
Mr
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
native
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
nearly
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
New
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
newly
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
now
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
Olympic
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
one's
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
out
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
prolonged
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
remembered
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
Royal
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
see
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From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
self
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
six
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
steamer
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
up
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
well
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From this reading The incident made him think; and he remembered that he was now a man of independent fortune and of newly idle hands as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After prolonged consideration he suddenly decided, told Lynch to look out for his interests and expect him back when he should see him, and booked for London by a Royal Mail boat--all in half a day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
Whitaker
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
wholly
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From this reading He discovered a New York almost wholly new--an experience almost inevitable, if one insists on absenting one's self even for as little as half a decade.
worked
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From this reading Intimations of immense changes were borne in upon Whitaker while the steamer worked up the Bay.
years
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
York
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From this reading From London Mr. Hugh Morten crossed immediately to New York on the _Olympic_, landing in the month of April--nearly six years to a day from the time he had left his native land.
