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1
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
alive
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
BABY
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
bore
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
cab
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
cabs
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
care
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
careless
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
Cecilia
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
chance
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
coffin
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
Creed
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
crept
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
deeply
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
door
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
expense
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
Following
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
four-wheeled
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
FUNERAL
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
gift
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
grey
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
Hound
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
Hughs
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
human
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
instinct
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
Joshua
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
lay
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
lilies
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
made
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
Martin
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From this reading The third bore Martin Stone.
Mrs
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
nature
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
noise
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
noticed
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
out
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
parsimony
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
planted
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
presiding
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
procession
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
quietly
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
second
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
served
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
small
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
son
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
Stanley
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From this reading The second bore Mrs. Hughs, her son Stanley, and Joshua Creed.
started
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
Stone
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From this reading The third bore Martin Stone.
Street
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
taking
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From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
there
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third bore Martin Stone.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
three
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
Thyme
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
treating
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
utmost
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From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first cab Silence was presiding with the scent of lilies over him who in his short life had made so little noise, the small grey shadow which had crept so quietly into being, and, taking his chance when he was not noticed, had crept so quietly out again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
white
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FUNERAL OF A BABY Following out the instinct planted so deeply in human nature for treating with the utmost care and at great expense when dead those, who, when alive, have been served with careless parsimony, there started from the door of No. 1 in Hound Street a funeral procession of three four-wheeled cabs.
wreath
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From this reading The first bore the little coffin, on which lay a great white wreath (gift of Cecilia and Thyme).
