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453
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
alder
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
almond
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
blossoms
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
Brixton
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
date
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
debate
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
dingy
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
door
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
evening
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From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
February
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
fixed
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
gale
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
gate
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
gusty
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
house
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
leaves
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
light
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
looking
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From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
made
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
mounted
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
night
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
nine
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From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
number
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
o'clock
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From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
opened
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
opposite
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
out
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
pavements
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
put
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
rain
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
Road
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
shrieking
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
shutting
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From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
slender
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
small
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
smutty
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
steps
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
street
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From this reading But the number 453, on the dingy door, could be still made out by the light of the street opposite, and she mounted the steps.
Suffrage
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
Sunday
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
teeth
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
trees
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
uncertain
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From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
veil
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
ventured
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the evening.
waterproof
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
wet
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From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The woman stood and looked at the house after shutting the gate, as though uncertain whether she had found what she was looking for.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pavements were wet with rain, and a gusty wind was shrieking through the smutty almond and alder trees along the road which had ventured to put out their poor blossoms and leaves in the teeth of this February gale.
woman
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From this reading On this same Sunday night before the date fixed for the Suffrage debate, a slender woman, in a veil and a waterproof, opened the gate of a small house in the Brixton Road.
