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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 As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
ain't
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
all
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
ample
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
anxiety
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wife stared curiously at Bibbs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
Bibbs
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
black-clad
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
came
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
cleaned
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
containing
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
curiously
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From this reading The wife stared curiously at Bibbs.
dine
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
eagerness
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
expression
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
face
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
fella
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
fit
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
habitual
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
He's
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
House
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
How'd
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
husband
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
like
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
made
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
mamma
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
man
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
New
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
newly
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
now
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
out
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
perambulator
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
placid
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
propelled
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
relatives
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
sidewalk
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
sons
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
stared
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From this reading The wife stared curiously at Bibbs.
Sunday
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
Sundayfied
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
there
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
three
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
trio
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
two
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From this reading “He's one of the sons, and there ain't but two left now.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
wariness
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
whispered
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From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
wife
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From this reading The wife stared curiously at Bibbs.
wife's
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From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He propelled a perambulator containing the third--and all three were newly cleaned, Sundayfied, and made fit to dine with the wife's relatives.
woman
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How'd you like for me to be THAT young fella, mamma?” the husband whispered.
young
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From this reading As Bibbs came out of the New House, a Sunday trio was in course of passage upon the sidewalk: an ample young woman, placid of face; a black-clad, thin young man, whose expression was one of habitual anxiety, habitual wariness and habitual eagerness.
