used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One group of those windows was home--Joralemon and memories, Gertie's faith and understanding....
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
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ApartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
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bank-swallows
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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earlier than; in front of
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Bendingo
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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fearless and daring
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Carl
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a steep high face of rock
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Cowleses
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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Gertie's
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any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hallboy
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hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In anticipation he loitered through the big, marble-and-stucco, rug and rubber-tree, negro hallboy and Jew tenant hallway....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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where you live at a particular time
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
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Joralemon
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prefer or wish to do something
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loitered
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marble-and-stucco
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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
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nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
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rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
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rubber-tree
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rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
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scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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from one end or side of something to the other
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twelve-story
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the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
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an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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