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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 After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
accomplished
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From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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allows
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
arrived
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
black-smith's
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
blacksmith
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
Bolshoi
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
bore
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
bridge
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
brings
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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crossed
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
dated
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
day
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
days
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From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
deal
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From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
detain
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
domiciled
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
down
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Drummond
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England
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
fashionable
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
four
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From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
Jack
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
letter
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
London
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
now
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
off
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
only
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From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
palaces
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
Petersburg
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
preliminaries
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Prospect
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
received
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
river
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
Russian
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
set
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shop
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
side
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
St
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
stamps
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From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
street
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
there
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
together
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From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
very
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
walk
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
wander
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE next letter Dorothy received bore Russian stamps, and was dated at the black-smith’s shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St. Petersburg.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “The day after Jack arrived in London, there being nothing whatever to detain him in England, we set off together for St. Petersburg, and are now domiciled above his blacksmith shop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a few preliminaries, which need not be set down here, Drummond continued:
wide
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From this reading We are not on the fashionable side of the river, but our street is wide, and a very short walk brings us to a bridge which, being crossed, allows us to wander among palaces if we are so disposed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We have been here only four days, yet a good deal has already been accomplished.
