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2
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From this reading Volume 2, Chapter XXII.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
accused
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
Austin
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
blue-moulded
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
Chapter
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From this reading Volume 2, Chapter XXII.
chill
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
closed
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
coat
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
crossing
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
denounced
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
door
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
dread
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
Duplex
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
effect
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
FAILINGS
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From this reading FRIENDS ON FAILINGS.
fell
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
fire
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
fog
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
Friars
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
FRIENDS
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From this reading FRIENDS ON FAILINGS.
getting
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
glad
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
gloomily
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
got
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
heart
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
heartily
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
heavy
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
hung
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
I've
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
incubus
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
Jared
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
mental
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
mistake
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
more
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
Mr
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
office
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FRIENDS ON FAILINGS.
once
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
only
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
Pellet
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
real
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
receive
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
relative
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
Richard
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
rid
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
road
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
said
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
soft
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
strange
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
Street
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
stupid
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
tail-fashion
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
theft
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
there
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
Timson
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
troublesome
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
turned
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From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
twitching
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
visitor
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From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
Volume
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From this reading Volume 2, Chapter XXII.
warming
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From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The heavy door closed, and crossing the office, Jared stood once more in the fog--mental and real--till, crossing the road, he turned for Duplex Street; while, though glad at heart to have rid himself of so troublesome an incubus as a poor relative accused of theft, there was a strange chill fell upon Richard Pellet.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm getting soft and stupid and blue-moulded," said Mr Timson, as he stood warming himself with his hands under his coat, and twitching them tail-fashion before the fire; "but I've got it this time, and no mistake."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It might only have been the dread of another visitor whom he might receive, but he blamed the fog and denounced it heartily, but without effect, for it still hung gloomily over Austin Friars.
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From this reading Volume 2, Chapter XXII.
