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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 John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
American
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
April
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Armitage
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Avenue
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
belongings
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
bright
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Cinch
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
city
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Claibornes
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
closely
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
day
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
down
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
dusk
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
established
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
evening
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
exalted
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
high
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
How
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
James
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From this reading —James Whitcomb Riley.
John
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
KING
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
leap
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
lies
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
lights
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
lingered
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
LIVE
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
Looms
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
lords
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
Low
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
lying
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
Montana
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
New
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
o'er
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
out
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
outlook
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
press
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
register
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
Riley
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From this reading —James Whitcomb Riley.
rooms
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
state
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
suite
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
swept
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
then
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
thus
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From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
Tight
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
too
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
unpacked
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
up
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
Washington
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
watched
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
week
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
Whitcomb
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From this reading —James Whitcomb Riley.
window
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From this reading It was on the evening of a bright April day that he thus established himself; and after he had unpacked his belongings he stood long at the window and watched the lights leap out of the dusk over the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote himself down on the register of the New American as John Armitage, Cinch Tight, Montana, and took a suite of rooms high up, with an outlook that swept Pennsylvania Avenue.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING” Low he lies, yet high and great Looms he, lying thus in state.— How exalted o’er ye when Dead, my lords and gentlemen!
York
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From this reading John Armitage lingered in New York for a week, not to press the Claibornes too closely, then went to Washington.
