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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 They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
abode
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
admirable
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
aspect
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
backs
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
brick
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
brick-nogging
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
built
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HOUSE BY THE FLEETHEN.
called
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
canals
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
character
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
crowded
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
Dutch
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
dwellings
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
fashion
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
FLEETHEN
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From this reading THE HOUSE BY THE FLEETHEN.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
generally
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
give
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
giving
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
gloomy
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
great
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
Hamburg
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
heavy
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
height
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
Herr
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
Holland
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE HOUSE BY THE FLEETHEN.
houses
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
huge
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
inhabited
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
intersect
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
irregular
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
lower
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
manufactories
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
Many
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
narrow
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
near
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
Numerous
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
oldest
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
orders
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
other
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
part
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
pencil
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
picturesque
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
quarter
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
resemblance
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
run
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From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
situated
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
squalid
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
streets
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
subjects
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE BY THE FLEETHEN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Numerous canals called _Fleethen_ intersect this quarter, and run along the backs of the houses, giving the streets a resemblance to those of Holland.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
tumble-down
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From this reading Many of these brick-nogging, tumble-down dwellings are admirable subjects for the pencil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
windows
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
wood
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From this reading They are generally of great height, built in the Dutch fashion of brick and wood, and those inhabited by the lower orders have their narrow windows so near each other as to give them the aspect of huge manufactories, but with a heavy and gloomy character about them.
Wyburg
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From this reading The abode of Herr Wyburg was situated in the oldest part of Hamburg, where the streets are narrow, crowded, irregular, and, if picturesque, squalid.
