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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 GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
air
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
always
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
anxiety
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
back
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
bordering
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
BREATH
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From this reading GIP'S FIRST BREATH.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
cabbage-leaves
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
causeways
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
children
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
choked
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
day
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
decaying
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
dwellings
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
eagerly
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
East
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
End
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIP'S FIRST BREATH.
freshness
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
fruit
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
GIP'S
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From this reading GIP'S FIRST BREATH.
gnawing
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
GOING
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
half-famished
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
hand
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
Heaps
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
hunger
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
kennels
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
lie
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
London
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
means
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
middle
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
months
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
narrow
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
only
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
out
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
pavements
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
possible
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
potato-parings
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
prize
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
refreshing
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
refuse
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
reverse
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
rotting
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
satisfy
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
scents
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
search
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
side
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
street
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
streets
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
sultry
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
summer
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
sweet
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
There
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
thrown
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
turned
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From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
up
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
usually
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From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
very
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From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
walk
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From this reading GOING along one of the back streets of the East End of London on a sultry summer day is by no means a pleasant or refreshing walk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is no sweet scent in the air—no freshness; what scents there may be, are the very reverse of sweet.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Heaps of rotting fruit, potato-parings, and decaying cabbage-leaves lie about the causeways, to be eagerly turned over and over in search of a prize by half-famished children, whose only anxiety, during the summer months, is to satisfy, if possible, the hunger always gnawing at them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The middle of the street is narrow, and the kennels bordering the side pavements are usually choked up with refuse thrown out from the dwellings on either hand.
