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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 Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
abated
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
allowed
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
amazement
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
any
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
Augean
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
capable
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
caught
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
caused
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
city
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
cleanse
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
cogent
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
coming
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
complained
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
crime
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
DOG-FANCIER
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From this reading THE DOG-FANCIER The Rookery!
effort
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
evil
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
exist
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
felt
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
Giles's
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
glimpse
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
habitations
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
heart
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
huge
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
improvement
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
late
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
less
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
like
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
made
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
metropolis
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
motive
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
narrow
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
nuisance
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
occupants
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
opening
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
progress
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
questioned
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
remedy
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
removal
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From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
Rookery
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From this reading THE DOG-FANCIER The Rookery!
ruffianly
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
Saint
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
some
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
spot
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
squalid
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
stables
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
system
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
tainting
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOG-FANCIER The Rookery!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
ulcerated
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
very
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
vice
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
way
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
whole
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From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who but must have been struck with amazement, that such a huge receptacle of vice and crime should be allowed to exist in the very heart of the metropolis, like an ulcerated spot, capable of tainting the whole system!
worse
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of late, the progress of improvement has caused its removal; but whether any less cogent motive would have abated the nuisance may be questioned.
wretched
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From this reading Who that has passed Saint Giles's, on the way to the city, or coming from it, but has caught a glimpse, through some narrow opening, of its squalid habitations, and wretched and ruffianly occupants!
years
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From this reading For years the evil was felt and complained of, but no effort was made to remedy it, or to cleanse these worse than Augean stables.
