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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 On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
admitted
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
ascended
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
bricks
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
Button
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
closed
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
comfortable
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
darkness
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
destination
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From this reading Peak's destination was Peckham Rye.
dimly
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
door
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
dwelling-houses
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
flights
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
heated
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
Herbalist
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
illumined
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
lamp
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
latch-key
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
latter
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
led
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
match
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
minutes
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
moved
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
new
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
obscure
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
opened
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
partly
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
paused
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
Peak's
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From this reading Peak's destination was Peckham Rye.
Peckham
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From this reading Peak's destination was Peckham Rye.
quitting
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
railway
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
reading-lamp
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
revealed
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
road
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
Rye
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From this reading Peak's destination was Peckham Rye.
shops
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
side
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From this reading He paused at the side door of one over which the street lamp dimly revealed--'Button, Herbalist'.
sitting-room
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
smelt
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
softly
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
some
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
soon
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
stairs
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
street
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
stucco
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
summer
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
sun
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
ten
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
total
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
two
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From this reading He softly ascended two flights of stairs, opened a door, struck a match, and found himself in a comfortable sitting-room, soon illumined by a reading-lamp.
use
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From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
walk
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From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peak's destination was Peckham Rye.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On quitting the railway, he had a walk of some ten minutes along a road which smelt of new bricks and stucco heated by the summer sun; an obscure passage led him into a street partly of dwelling-houses, partly of shops, the latter closed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His latch-key admitted him to total darkness, but he moved forward with the confidence of long use.
