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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 week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
also
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
bank-notes
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
become
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
civilisation
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
clothes
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
conform
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
demands
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
demur
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
discovered
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
discoveries
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
Further
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
HEARD
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
HOW
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
intended
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
interval
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
James's
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
lodgings
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
made
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
medical
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
men
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
more
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
moved
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
narrow
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
necessary
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
NEWS
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
Occidental
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
place
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
present
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
put
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
received
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
ROCK
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
SAW
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
Secondly
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
several
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
St
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From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
Street
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
students
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From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
TELLS
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From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
Threadneedle
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From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
TOLDnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
Tom
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
week
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From this reading A week passed, and in the interval Tom and I made several discoveries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Secondly, we found our present lodgings narrow, and therefore moved westward to St. James's.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the first place, to our great relief, we discovered that the bank-notes were received in Threadneedle Street without question or demur.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Further, it struck us that our clothes would have to conform to the "demands of more Occidental civilisation," as Tom put it, and also that unless we intended to be medical students for ever it was necessary to become medical men.
