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1913
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
afternoon
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
all
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
any
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
architecture
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
away
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
bright
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
Broadway
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
Carl
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
Christmas
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
cinema
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
Colonial
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
crowds
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
curiosity
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
desiring
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
drawn
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
dully
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
early
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
entrance
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
evening
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
far
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
Gertie
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
girls
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
go
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
hills
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
hours
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
Jewish
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
left
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
market
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
mornings
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
much
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
nervous
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
New
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
off
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
office
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
opera-cloaks
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
out
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
palace
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
place
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
play
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
poked
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
rushing
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
Ruth
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
scaly
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
seen
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
Seventy-second
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
Several
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
smoking
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
Street
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
streets
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
super-movie
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
times
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
tongue
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
too
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
Touricar
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
truant
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
two
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
wanted
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From this reading On the two bright mornings of the week he wanted to play truant from the office, to be off with Ruth over the hills and far away.
watch
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From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
week
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From this reading For a week--the week before Christmas--Carl had seen neither Ruth nor Gertie; but of the office he had seen too much.
well-to-do
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
went
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every afternoon or evening he left the office with his tongue scaly from too much nervous smoking; poked dully about the streets, not much desiring to go any place, nor to watch the crowds, after all the curiosity had been drawn out of him by hours of work.
work
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From this reading They were "rushing work" on the Touricar to have it on the market early in 1913.
York
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From this reading Several times he went to a super-movie, a cinema palace on Broadway above Seventy-second Street, with an entrance in New York Colonial architecture, and crowds of well-to-do Jewish girls in opera-cloaks.
