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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 After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
after-breakfast
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
annoyance
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
any
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
beautiful
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
become
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
bright
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
British
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
cheerfulness
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
colour
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
darkness
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
day
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
depression
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
descending
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
dimly
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
domestic
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
eastward
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
effect
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
evening
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
faces
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
fair-haired
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
fear
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
February
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
Fenwick
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
flash
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
fog
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
forms
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
fro
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
gloom
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
grimy
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
groping
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
grouping
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
Halfway
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
Hallo
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From this reading 'Hallo, Fenwick!--just the man I wanted to see!'
hating
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
hearth
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Hallo, Fenwick!--just the man I wanted to see!'
impenetrable
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
inconvenience
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
just
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From this reading 'Hallo, Fenwick!--just the man I wanted to see!'
kitchen
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
Law-Courts
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
light
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
line
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
man
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
moderately
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
moment
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
out
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
overcrowded
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
overtaken
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
owe
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
passing
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
pavements
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
quiver
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
responsive
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
roadway
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
saw
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
see
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From this reading 'Hallo, Fenwick!--just the man I wanted to see!'
shop-lights
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
some
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
Strand
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From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
stream
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
street
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
tall
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From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
there
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
too
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Halfway towards the Law-Courts he was hailed and overtaken by a tall, fair-haired man.
traffic
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
wanted
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From this reading 'Hallo, Fenwick!--just the man I wanted to see!'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
way
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From this reading Fenwick was groping his way along, eastward; one moment feeling and hating the depression of the February day, of the grimy, overcrowded street; the next, responsive to some dimly beautiful effect of colour or line--some quiver of light--some grouping of phantom forms in the gloom.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a moderately bright morning, that after-breakfast fog which we owe to the British kitchen and the domestic hearth was descending on the Strand.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
worse
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
written
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
yellow
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From this reading The stream of traffic, on the roadway and the pavements, was passing to and fro under a yellow darkness; the shop-lights were beginning to flash out here and there, but without any of their evening cheerfulness; and on the passing faces one saw written the inconvenience and annoyance of the fog--the fear, too, lest it should become worse and impenetrable.
