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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 an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
absence
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
ambition
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
approach
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
carriage
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
cities
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
city
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
commerce
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
comparative
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
Constance
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
Continental
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
DISAPPOINTMENTnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
duration
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
emotion
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
entered
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
ETERNAL
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
excitement
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
FANNY
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
forth
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
inconceivable
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
Island
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
leaned
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
LONDON
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
majestic
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
midst
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
MILLINGER
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
NATURE
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
night
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
power
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
Race
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
restlessly
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
returning
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
roar
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
singular
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
some
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
spring
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
stillness
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
SUPPER
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From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
there
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN TO LONDON.--THE ETERNAL NATURE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.--FANNY MILLINGER.--HER HOUSE AND SUPPER.
tokens
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
travellers
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From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
tumult
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
vast
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From this reading After an absence of some duration, there is a singular emotion on returning to the roar and tumult of that vast city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the midst of spring, and at the approach of night, that our travellers entered London.
wealth
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From this reading Its bustle, its life, its wealth--the tokens of the ambition and commerce of the Great Island Race--have something of inconceivable excitement and power, after the comparative desertion and majestic stillness of Continental cities.
whirled
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
window
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From this reading Constance leaned restlessly forth from the window of the carriage as it whirled on.
