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advantage
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
almost
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
also
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
begun
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better
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
boy
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
BRAIN-WORK
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From this reading BRAIN-WORK.
city
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consequently
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
country
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crowd
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
days
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
didn't
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
eager
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
eat
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
eyes
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fared
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From this reading However he fared well, better than usual.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
habit
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However he fared well, better than usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
matters
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
most
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
much
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
New
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
novice
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nowhere
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
particular
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
revealed
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
scenes
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sights
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
sleeping
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
space
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
tarry
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
three
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
Tode
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
Tode's
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
up
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
usual
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From this reading However he fared well, better than usual.
very
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From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
visiting
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy had the advantage of most such, in that he had not much to eat, and nowhere to eat it; also that he was in the habit of sleeping nowhere in particular, consequently these matters took up very little of his time.
well
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From this reading However he fared well, better than usual.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
wide-open
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From this reading No country novice visiting the great city for the first time could have begun to crowd in the sights and scenes that revealed themselves to Tode's eager, wide-open eyes, in the same space of time.
York
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From this reading What Tode _didn't_ do during those three days' tarry in New York could be told almost better than what he did.
