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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 SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
all
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
appetizing
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
awakened
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
away
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
bed
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
breakfast
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
catch
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
city
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
clandestinely
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
days
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
delighted
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
door
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
elation
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
elevated
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
enchantingly
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
evil
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
experience
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From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
far
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
fared
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
forth
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
fused
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
George
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
hansom
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
impossibility
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
impossible
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
ink
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
knows
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
like
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
lodgings
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
man
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
minus
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From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
more
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
nearest
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
novel
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
odour
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
office
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
omelette
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
opened
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
PAPER
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
partake
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
pastime
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
practising
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
preparations
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
printers
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
prison
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From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
rather
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
reality
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
reflected
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From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
released
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From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
return
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
Rollo
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
room
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
SCRAP
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
Sentinel
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
served
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
somehow
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From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
St
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
station
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
there
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
unfree
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
unlovely
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From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, St. George reflected, the experience of having been released from prison, minus the disgrace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The days when, "like a man unfree," he had fared forth from his unlovely lodgings clandestinely to partake of an evil omelette, seemed enchantingly far away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
work
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From this reading A SCRAP OF PAPER To be awakened by Rollo, to be served in bed with an appetizing breakfast and to catch a hansom to the nearest elevated station were novel preparations for work in the _Sentinel_ office.
world
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From this reading The impossibility of it all delighted St. George rather more than the reality, for there is no pastime, as all the world knows, quite like that of practising the impossible.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet when he opened the door of the city room the odour of the printers' ink somehow fused his elation in his liberty with the elation of the return.
