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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
11
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
all
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
atmosphere
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
Author
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
Bridge
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From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
C
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
Cab
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
chimneys
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
city
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
concentrated
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
Court
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
darkness
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
deeper
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
E
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
Egyptian
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
Expedition
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
eyeballs
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From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
Flick
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
gloom
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
Hansom
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
impenetrable
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
Inn
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
JARROLD
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
Landy
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
LANE
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
Lone
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
midnight
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From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
million
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
miracle
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
more
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
Moses
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
Mystery
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
plague
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
pressed
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From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
produced
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From this reading The miracle of Moses could not have produced a deeper gloom--an atmosphere more impenetrable.
skin
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From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
SONS
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It clung to the skin, it even pressed against the eyeballs.
vomit
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
WARWICK
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From this reading _Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Expedition of Captain Flick," "The Mystery of Landy Court," "The Lone Inn," etc._ JARROLD & SONS, 10 & 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
Waterloo
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From this reading It was midnight--midnight on Waterloo Bridge.
wrapped
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From this reading A plague was over the city--the concentrated vomit of a million and more chimneys wrapped all in an Egyptian darkness.
