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All
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From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
any
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
chief
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
city
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From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
commercial
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
CORK
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
crowded
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
days
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
derived
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
dirty
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
doubt
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From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
fashionable
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
formed
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
gent
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
Grand
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
grocers
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
grown
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
honour
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
HOTEL
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
houses
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
inn
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
KANTURK
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
knows
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From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
ladies
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
MAIN
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
Mall
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
names
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
narrow
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
North
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
now
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
ould
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
Parade
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
Patrick
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
purlieus
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
respectable
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
second-rate
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
shopping
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
SOUTH
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
stop
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
STREET
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From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
Streets
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KANTURK HOTEL, SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORK.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
third-rate
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
thoroughfare
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From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the "ould" ancient days, South and North Main Streets formed the chief thoroughfare through the city, and hence of course they derived their names.
tobacconists
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
up
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From this reading But now, since Patrick Street, and Grand Parade, and the South Mall have grown up, Main Street has but little honour.
visit
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From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
world
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From this reading All the world no doubt knows South Main Street in the city of Cork.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is crowded with second-rate tobacconists and third-rate grocers; the houses are dirty, and the street is narrow; fashionable ladies never visit it for their shopping, nor would any respectable commercial gent stop at an inn within its purlieus.
