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Chapter IV
The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair. Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him. There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum. It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood. The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.”
during the time that
From this reading “There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
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From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
apart from; not including
From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
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From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Numbers of dingy streets have been flung about to help him.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The London cabman's occupation consists in dodging thoroughfares under repair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
in or at the place that
From this reading The houses are dull, except one, just where it doubles, which is gloomy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
during the time that
From this reading There is one of these in Bloomsbury, which was originally discovered by a student while looking for the British Museum.
which person or people
From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
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From this reading It runs a hundred yards in a straight line, then stops, like a stranger who has lost his way, and hurries by another route out of the neighbourhood.
