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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 London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
all
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
apple-woman
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From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
arch
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
balustrade
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
become
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
Bitters
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
Book
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
booth
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From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
Boys
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
Bridge
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
Bright
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
convulsive
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
eddies
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
empty
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From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
extinct
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
flounder
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
former
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From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
Fright
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
frightful
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
gazed
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
Give
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
Heart
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
Honour
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
how
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
human
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
impetuosity
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
London
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
now
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
occasion
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From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
plunge
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
river
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
rolling
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
seen
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From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
soon
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
spot
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From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
stall
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From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
station
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From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
there
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
tide
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From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The booth, however, was empty; neither the apple-woman nor her stall was to be seen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So I went to London Bridge, and again took my station on the spot by the booth where I had stood on the former occasion.
whirlpool
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From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
Why
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
Wicked
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From this reading London Bridge--Why Not?--Every Heart has its Bitters--Wicked Boys--Give me my Book--Such a Fright--Honour Bright.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked over the balustrade upon the river; the tide was now, as before, rolling beneath the arch with frightful impetuosity.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As I gazed upon the eddies of the whirlpool, I thought within myself how soon human life would become extinct there; a plunge, a convulsive flounder, and all would be over.
