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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
acquainted
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
all
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
Anthony
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
bade
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
bristle
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
cause
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
closed
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
Coffee-House
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
counting-room
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
day
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
door
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
enough
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
excitement
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
felt
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
firm
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
footsteps
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
frequented
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
gathered
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
go
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
hubbub
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
Knots
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
lay
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
learned
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
legs
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
listening
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
London
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
man
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
merchants
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
noon
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
noted
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
out
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
people
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
places
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
public
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
quietly
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
reached
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
saw
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From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
second
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
set
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
sounded
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
stairs
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
streets
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
taverns
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From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
Then
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
there
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
unusual
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From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
warned
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about noon when he set out, and he noted that there seemed an unusual hubbub in the streets.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anthony saw no one with whom he was acquainted, and so he had reached the London Coffee-House before he learned the cause of it all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Knots of people were gathered before taverns; public places frequented by merchants seemed to bristle with excitement.
XXVI
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From this reading XXVI However, it was not until the second day had passed that Anthony felt firm enough on his legs to go to the counting-room.
young
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From this reading Then he bade Anthony good day, and warned him to rest quietly; then the door closed behind him, and the young man lay listening to his footsteps as they sounded on the stairs.
