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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 owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
admired
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
ago
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
back
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
Beautiful
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
border
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
briefly
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
called
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
chocolate
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
city
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
despairing
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
direction
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
Elysian
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
endure
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
excursions
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
explored
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
far
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
Fields
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
freight-yard
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
George
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
given
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
grimness
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
house
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
interior
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
laugh
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
lay
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
longer
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From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
Lucy
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
millionaires
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
new
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
north
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
now
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From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
once
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
out
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
owners
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
painted
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
reached
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From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
rumbling
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
section
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
some
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
suitable
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
Sunday
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
There
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From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
town
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From this reading The house was white no longer; nothing could be white which the town had reached, and the town reached far beyond the beautiful white house now.
turned
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From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
up
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From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The owners had given up and painted it a despairing chocolate, suitable to the freight-yard life it was called upon to endure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one border section of the city which George never explored in his Sunday morning excursions.
white
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From this reading This was far out to the north where lay the new Elysian Fields of the millionaires, though he once went as far in that direction as the white house which Lucy had so admired long ago—her “Beautiful House.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading George looked at it briefly and turned back, rumbling with an interior laugh of some grimness.
