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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 Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
air
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
all
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
became
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
bragging
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
breeze
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
character
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
cheap
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
city
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
courage
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
criticism
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
dimly
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
eyes
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From this reading Through his eyes things fell into perspective.
Fairfax
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
fear
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
fell
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From this reading Through his eyes things fell into perspective.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
Francisco
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
frank
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
fresh
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
high
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
interests
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
Keith
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
known
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
like
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
men
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
new
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
newly
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
perspective
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From this reading Through his eyes things fell into perspective.
place
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
put
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
real
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
really
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
San
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
see
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
self-seeking
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
sham
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
society
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
there
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
things
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From this reading Through his eyes things fell into perspective.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through his eyes things fell into perspective.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
upper
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
venal
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
viewpoint
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From this reading Johnny Fairfax had no interests in the city; he had no fear; his viewpoint was free from all sham; he was newly in from the outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow, this frank criticism was like a breeze of fresh air to Keith: it put new courage into him.
well
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From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
welter
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From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly San Francisco upper society became to Keith what it really was: a welter of cheap, bragging, venal, self-seeking men, with here and there an honest fine character standing high above.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And he began, but dimly, to see that the real men of the place were not--as yet--well known.
