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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 Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
Afoot
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
aimlessly
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
ARMITAGE
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
brown
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
capital
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
charm
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
cities
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
color
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
conscious
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
dined
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
dusk
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
enjoy
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
enjoyed
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
equestrian
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
evening
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
eyes
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
follow
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
gave
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
gray
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
ground
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
Healthy
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
high-poised
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
hotel
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
leading
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
legendary
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
light-hearted
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
lighted
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
line
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Monument's
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
movement
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
nine
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
o'clock
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
Old
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
path
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
paved
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
pleasure
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
road
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
SHADOWED
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Sherman
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
sights
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
starry
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
starward
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
statue
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
thoroughfares
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
unaffectedly
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
walk
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From this reading Armitage dined alone that evening and left the hotel at nine o’clock for a walk.
walked
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
Walt
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From this reading —Walt Whitman.
Washington
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From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
ways
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From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He let his eyes follow the Washington Monument’s gray line starward; and he stopped to enjoy the high-poised equestrian statue of Sherman, to which the starry dusk gave something of legendary and Old World charm.
Whitman
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From this reading —Walt Whitman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He unaffectedly enjoyed paved ground and the sights and ways of cities, and he walked aimlessly about the lighted thoroughfares of the capital with conscious pleasure in the movement and color of life.
world
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From this reading JOHN ARMITAGE IS SHADOWED Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
