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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 A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
affairs
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From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
ASPECT
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
Axe
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
bag
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From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
banked
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
bonnet
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
bound
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From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
Bridge
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
came
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
carefully
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
carried
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From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
cinders
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
Co
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
damp
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
day
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
day's
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
dolls
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
doorstep
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
down
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
drawn
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
dressmaker
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
evening
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
expected
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From this reading Miss Wren expected him.
fire
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
fog
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
foggy
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
forth
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
FRIEND
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Wren expected him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
Jew
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
less
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
light
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
London
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
longer
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
low
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
Mary
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
master's
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From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
Middlesex
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Wren expected him.
more
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
NEW
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
once
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
out
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
Pubsey
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
RESPECTED
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
Riah
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
Saint
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
see
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
shore
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
sitting
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this time he carried no bag, and was not bound on his master’s affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
up
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
waded
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
wading
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
waiting
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
Westminster
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From this reading He passed over London Bridge, and returned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of the dolls’ dressmaker.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
window
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From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
window-blind
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could see her through the window by the light of her low fire—carefully banked up with damp cinders that it might last the longer and waste the less when she was out—sitting waiting for him in her bonnet.
work
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
Wren
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From this reading Miss Wren expected him.
yellow
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From this reading A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT In the evening of this same foggy day when the yellow window-blind of Pubsey and Co. was drawn down upon the day’s work, Riah the Jew once more came forth into Saint Mary Axe.
