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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 To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
American
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
any
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From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
apotheosis
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artist
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
bar-room
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
Bartlett
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
bloom
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
champagne
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
citizenship
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
clothes
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
days
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
declared
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
drink
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
element
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
enjoyment
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evolutions
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
fascination
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
fashionable
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
foreign
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
full
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
GEORGE
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
get
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From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
Glow
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
heeler
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
height
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
increased
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
intimacy
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
Irene
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
LAKE
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
men
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From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
millions
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From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
more
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Mrs
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
out
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From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
pose
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
SARATOGA
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From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
scene
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
season
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If these men had millions, could they get any more enjoyment out of life?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
tired
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
ward
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
watching
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From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN The intimacy between Mrs. Bartlett Glow and Irene increased as the days went by.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The scene had a fascination for the artist, who declared that he never tired watching the evolutions of the foreign element into the full bloom of American citizenship.
worker
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From this reading To have fine clothes, drink champagne, and pose in a fashionable bar-room in the height of the season--is not this the apotheosis of the “heeler” and the ward “worker”?
XII
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From this reading XII.
