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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 capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Washington is an interesting city to any of us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
any
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From this reading Washington is an interesting city to any of us.
aspect
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
capital
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
citizens
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
city
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
country-bred
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
distances
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
dwellings
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
faces
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
family
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
fashion
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
fashions
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
floating
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
four
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
gathered
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
general
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
grandeur
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
greater
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
hail
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
Hawkins
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
heaven
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
infinite
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
inspected
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
interesting
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From this reading Washington is an interesting city to any of us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Washington is an interesting city to any of us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
knew
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
Louis
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
manners
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
modern
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
nature
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
new
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
people
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
permanent
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
population
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
presented
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
Republic
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
revelation
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From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
society
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
St
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
there
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Washington is an interesting city to any of us.
variety
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
Washington
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
ways
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
wealthier
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From this reading Washington had never been in "society" in St. Louis, and he knew nothing of the ways of its wealthier citizens and had never inspected one of their dwellings.
winds
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From this reading St. Louis was a greater city, but its floating. population did not hail from great distances, and so it had the general family aspect of the permanent population; but Washington gathered its people from the four winds of heaven, and so the manners, the faces and the fashions there, presented a variety that was infinite.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Consequently, everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to him.
world
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From this reading The capital of the Great Republic was a new world to country-bred Washington Hawkins.
