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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 This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
acquisition
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
afresh
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
Avenue
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
begins
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
clatter
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
cogitate
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From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
darkness
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Park did not hold Quincy.
dirty
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
dwarfed
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
Eighth
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
elevated
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
ends
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
expanse
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
gaunt
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
grime
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
hold
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From this reading The Park did not hold Quincy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
knotted
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
mystery
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From this reading It had none of the mystery, none of the tonic, of a winter woodland.
new
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It had none of the mystery, none of the tonic, of a winter woodland.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Park did not hold Quincy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
Park
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
Quincy
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From this reading The Park did not hold Quincy.
rough
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
simple
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From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
snow
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
structure
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From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
swift
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From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
tonic
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From this reading It had none of the mystery, none of the tonic, of a winter woodland.
trees
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
varied
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From this reading It was a rough, varied and knotted expanse of dirty snow and gaunt, dwarfed trees.
walk
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From this reading During his swift walk in the Park, it had been simple to cogitate upon himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
winter
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From this reading It had none of the mystery, none of the tonic, of a winter woodland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was at the point where the Park ends and Eighth Avenue begins afresh, with a new acquisition in the clatter and grime and darkness of the elevated structure.
woodland
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From this reading It had none of the mystery, none of the tonic, of a winter woodland.
