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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 Yet it was a more enjoyable winter than any she had spent in Oakland.
acquaintances
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From this reading In Ukiah she formed nothing more than superficial acquaintances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
any
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From this reading Yet it was a more enjoyable winter than any she had spent in Oakland.
appreciated
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
artist-colony
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
automobiles
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
Carmel
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
caste
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
class
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
democratic
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
disregardful
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
else
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
enjoyable
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From this reading Yet it was a more enjoyable winter than any she had spent in Oakland.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
exciting
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
fellowship
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
folk
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
formed
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From this reading In Ukiah she formed nothing more than superficial acquaintances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
herded
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was a more enjoyable winter than any she had spent in Oakland.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
known
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
less
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
like
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
merely
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
more
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
much
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In Ukiah she formed nothing more than superficial acquaintances.
now
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
Oakland
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
people
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
proved
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
pursued
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
Saxon
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
spent
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
superficial
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From this reading In Ukiah she formed nothing more than superficial acquaintances.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
There
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
together
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
Ukiah
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From this reading In Ukiah she formed nothing more than superficial acquaintances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
wealth
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From this reading There was no democratic artist-colony that pursued fellowship disregardful of the caste of wealth.
wealthy
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
winter
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From this reading The winter proved much less exciting than the one spent in Carmel, and keenly as Saxon had appreciated the Carmel folk, she now appreciated them more keenly than ever.
working
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From this reading Here people were more like those of the working class she had known in Oakland, or else they were merely wealthy and herded together in automobiles.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was a more enjoyable winter than any she had spent in Oakland.
