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415
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
adorned
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
all
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
alleviation
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
appeared
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
bald
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
black
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
brilliancy
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
company
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
countries
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
crude
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
departure
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
designs
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
djin
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
doors
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
dragons
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
drive
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
emblems
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
entered
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
family
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
feelings
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
figures
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
front
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
gaudy
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
glaring
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
got
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
hang
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
hot
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
hour
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
hours
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
implacable
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
just
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
light
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
luck
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
lurks
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
meet
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
member
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
moment
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
Nagasaki
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
new
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
notwithstanding
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
Number
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
old
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
once
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
out
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
paintings
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
papers
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
peculiar
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
principal
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
quaintness
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
relative
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
seen
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
shades
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
shops
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
siesta
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
sky
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
slight
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
solitary
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
speedy
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
street
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
streets
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
sunshine
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
symbolical
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
there
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
thus
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
too
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
town
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
turn
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From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
Unaccustomed
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From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
vehicle
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
veneer
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
want
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From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I entered the town, at the turn of the principal street, I had the good luck to meet Number 415, my poor relative.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
white
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From this reading In front of all the shops hang white shades, adorned here and there with slight designs in black, in the quaintness of which lurks I know not what--something mysterious: dragons, emblems, symbolical figures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was just at that moment in want of a speedy djin, and I at once got into his vehicle; besides, it was an alleviation to my feelings, in this hour of departure, to take my last drive in company with a member of my family.
worm-eaten
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From this reading The sky is too glaring; the light crude, implacable; never has this old town of Nagasaki appeared to me so old, so worm-eaten, so bald, notwithstanding all its veneer of new papers and gaudy paintings.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Unaccustomed as I was to be out of doors during the hours of siesta, I had never yet seen the streets of the town thus overwhelmed by the sunshine, thus deserted in the silence and solitary brilliancy peculiar to all hot countries.
