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Chapter I
Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence. She wanted to see them. To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace. What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment. He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading She wanted to see them.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to see them.
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From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wanted to see them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to see them.
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading She wanted to see them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
