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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 Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
age
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
Assurance
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
bad
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
best
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
century
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From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
cliff
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
coevally
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
Company
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
considered
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
early
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
edge
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
electricity
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
famous
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
fell
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
fishing
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From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
gas
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
heard
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
hollands
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
just
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
lamplighter's
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
lighting
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
lived
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
made
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
murmuring
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
narrow
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
night
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
now
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
observed
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
Offices
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
oil-lamps
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
particular
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
Pavilionstone
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
peace
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
premised
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
quarter
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From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
Railway
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
rather
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
recollect
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
relied
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
reputation
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
run
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
say
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From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
screech
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
sea
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
shore
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
smuggling
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From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
South-Eastern
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
steep
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
streets
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
town
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From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
up
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
usually
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From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
very
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
water's
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From this reading Now, gas and electricity run to the very water’s edge, and the South-Eastern Railway Company screech at us in the dead of night.
way
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From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was observed that if he were not particular about lighting up, he lived in peace; but that, if he made the best of the oil-lamps in the steep and narrow streets, he usually fell over the cliff at an early age.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading If I recollect the name of the little town, on whose shore this sea is murmuring—but I am not just now, as I have premised, to be relied upon for anything—it is Pavilionstone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have heard that it was rather famous in the hollands and brandy way, and that coevally with that reputation the lamplighter’s was considered a bad life at the Assurance Offices.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a quarter of a century, it was a little fishing town, and they do say, that the time was, when it was a little smuggling town.
