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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 A DILEMMA.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
apparently
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
archway
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
attraction
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
clad
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
dark
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
dawn
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
day
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
DILEMMA
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From this reading A DILEMMA.
dining-room
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
early
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
evinced
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
existed
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
extraordinary
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
fact
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
form
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
frequenting
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
hang
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
Harriet
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
head
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
house
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
imperfectly
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
James
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
jobs
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
less
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
lodged
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
making
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
Molton-street
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
Mr
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
odd
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
precincts
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
preference
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
productive
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
professional
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profitable
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
reason
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
Routh
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
situation
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
some
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From this reading Perhaps he found it a profitable and productive situation in point of odd and early jobs, perhaps he had some less professional reason for frequenting it.
South
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
street
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
strong
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
Swain
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From this reading South Molton-street had apparently a strong attraction for Mr. James Swain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
three
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
times
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
tousled
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
two
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From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
vicinity
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From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading However that may be, the fact existed that no day passed without his tousled head and imperfectly clad form making their appearance in the street two or three times between dawn and dark.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would hang about the precincts of the house in which Routh and Harriet lodged, and evinced an extraordinary preference for the archway in the vicinity as a dining-room.
