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Chapter XXX
ON THE BOWERY. After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself. It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again. He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached. This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
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later than; following
From this reading “After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.”
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From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
later than; following
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
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From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading ON THE BOWERY.
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From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
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From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
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From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
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From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
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From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BOWERY.
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From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BOWERY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
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From this reading This great thoroughfare, with its immense stores, interested him greatly.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
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From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
up to a particular time
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He concluded to walk around and see the sights, and accordingly strolled up Broadway past the City Hall Park, and continued on up until Fourteenth street was reached.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was barely three o'clock, and he fancied it still too early to visit Horace Kelsey's office again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
