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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 the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
amorphous
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
areas
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
ascent
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
back
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
Baptist
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
bearing
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
borderland
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
built
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
Calvinistic
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
Canal
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
chapel
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
circle
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
corner
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
declares
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
discoverable
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
door
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
due
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
dun
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
dwelling-houses
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
enclosed
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
examination
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
five
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
forth
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
front
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
green
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
house
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
houses
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
Hoxton
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
inscription
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
intersection
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
iron
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
irregular
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
Islington
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
kitchen
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
leaves
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
looking
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
made
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
Methodists
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
midst
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
more
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
New
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
North
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
pair
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
place
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
proves
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
put
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
railings
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
reached
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
Regent's
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
resort
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
Road
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
season
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
second
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
shows
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
side
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
small
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
Square
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
stands
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
steps
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
storey
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
structure
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
trees
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
triangle
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
uglier
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
ugly
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
veritably
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From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
very
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From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
Welsh
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the midst stands an amorphous structure, which on examination proves to be a very ugly house and a still uglier Baptist chapel built back to back.
Wilton
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From this reading On the dun borderland of Islington and Hoxton, in a corner made by the intersection of the New North Road and the Regent’s Canal, is discoverable an irregular triangle of small dwelling-houses, bearing the name of Wilton Square.
windows
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From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The houses are of one storey, with kitchen windows looking upon small areas; the front door is reached by an ascent of five steps.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The pair are enclosed within iron railings, and, more strangely, a circle of trees, which in due season do veritably put forth green leaves.
worship
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From this reading One side of the square shows a second place of worship, the resort, as an inscription declares, of ‘Welsh Calvinistic Methodists.’
