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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 The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
all
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
almost
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
apparently
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
appeared
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
array
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
articles
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
authors
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
blank-books
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
book
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
bore
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
building
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
crammed
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
doors
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
drawers
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
entrance
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
establishment
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
firm's
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
further
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
glass
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
heavy
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
imposing
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
inside
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
interminable
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
large
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
leather
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
MANN
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From this reading WILLIAMS & MANN.
massive
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
OBTAINED
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From this reading WORK OBTAINED.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
pertaining
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
piled
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
plate
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
Richard
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
row
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
safe
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
sets
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
situated
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
stationery
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
stone
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
trade
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From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
up
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
well-known
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
WILLIAMS
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From this reading WILLIAMS & MANN.
window
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
windows
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From this reading The establishment to which the leather merchant had brought Richard was an imposing one, situated in a massive stone building, and having large and heavy plate glass doors and windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Directly to the left of the entrance inside, stood a great safe, and further on appeared an almost interminable row of shelves and drawers, all apparently crammed with articles pertaining to the stationery and book trade.
WORK
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From this reading WORK OBTAINED.
works
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From this reading A formidable array of blank-books and sets of well-known authors' works were piled up in the window which bore the firm's name:
