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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 Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
all
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
boys
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
bridge
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
consumptives
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
depths
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
dingy
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From this reading He struck down its dingy length.
down
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From this reading He struck down its dingy length.
ferry-boat
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
fifteen
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
foot
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
found
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
glories
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
home
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
hovelled
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He struck down its dingy length.
just
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
left
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He struck down its dingy length.
manner
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
minutes
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
more
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
observed
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
parent
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
plants
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
Quincy
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
raised
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
relieved
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
romping
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
saw
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
searched
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
some
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
squalor
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
standing
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
street
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
struck
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From this reading He struck down its dingy length.
Suddenly
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From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
swart
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From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For not more than fifteen minutes, he searched the swart, hovelled depths below the Bridge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
turned
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From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly, Quincy found that he had left the bridge and was standing upon a street in Brooklyn.
wealth
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw a ferry-boat at the foot of a street, relieved with plants and romping boys, which had been turned into a consumptives’ home.
wondered
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From this reading He wondered if the wealth that had raised all the glories he had just observed was in some manner parent to this squalor.
