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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 The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
Abingdon
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
black
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
brushed
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
buttoned
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
called
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
CHARING
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
chatting
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
chin
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
clad
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
coat
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
countenance
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
CROSS
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
drab
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
dwarfish
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From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
elderly
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
entrance
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
expression
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
features
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From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
gaiters
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
Gardens
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
Loftus
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
looking
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
man
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
middle
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
moderate
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
neckcloth
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
other
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
Parliament
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
persons
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
purpose
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
rather
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
redeemed
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
rusty
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
sharp
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
size
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Loftus (for so he was called) was a retired merchant, of moderate fortune, and lived in Abingdon Street.
sourness
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
spectacles
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
Spring
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
STATUE
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
stature
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From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
strange
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From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
Street
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
strong
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From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
tights
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
turned
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
two
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
up
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
walked
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
way
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
well
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
white
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
Whitehall
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From this reading THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS One morning, two persons took their way along Parliament Street and Whitehall, and, chatting as they walked, turned into the entrance of Spring Gardens, for the purpose of looking at the statue at Charing Cross.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other was a man of middle size, thin, rather elderly, and with a sharp countenance, the sourness of which was redeemed by a strong expression of benevolence.
withered
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From this reading One of them was remarkable for his dwarfish stature and strange withered features.
wore
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From this reading He was clad in a black coat, rather rusty, but well brushed, buttoned up to the chin, black tights, short drab gaiters, and wore a white neckcloth and spectacles.
