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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 JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
all
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From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
bee-autiful
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
came
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ceiling
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concourse
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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domed
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
entered
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
expressed
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From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
fine
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first
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
gasped
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
gazing
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George
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
get
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going
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great
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hall
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hurrying
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't it lovely?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it lovely?
Jack
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From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
JOYS
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know
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LIFE
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
lighted
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Look
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lost
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From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
lovely
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From this reading "Isn't it lovely?
main
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Martha
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mobs
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NEW
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numerous
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
Oh
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
outlets
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painted
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place
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reach
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From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
said
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satisfaction
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From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
sighed
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From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
station
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
think
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From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
thus
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From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
tourists
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
train
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
uncle
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way
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From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Look at the ceiling--all painted and lighted so fine!" sighed Martha, with satisfaction at art thus expressed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I should think everybody would get lost in this great place.
YORK
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From this reading THE JOYS OF NEW YORK LIFE "Oh, oh, but this is a bee-autiful station!" gasped George, when the tourists came from the train and entered the great domed concourse.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know where you are going, uncle?" said Jack, gazing first at the hurrying mobs going every way across the main hall to reach the numerous outlets.
