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19
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
alighting
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
always
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
appeal
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
better
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
brougham
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
carriage
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
cart
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
chosen
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
coach-man's
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
comments
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
counter-attraction
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
curb
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
denizens
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
dispense
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
entrance
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
FAR-AWAY
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
formed
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
George
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
go
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
going
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
group
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
Hastings
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
hokey-pokey
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
Holland
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
houses
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
hurriedly
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
I'm
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
I've
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
ice-cream
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
immediately
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
likely
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
livery
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
longing
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
man
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
market
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
McDougle
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
Miss
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
Mrs
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
now
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
once
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
opposition
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
other
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
penetrating
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
peremptory
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
perhaps
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
Please
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
PRINCE
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
proved
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From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
row
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
said
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From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
see
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
sit
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
St
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
stained
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
Street
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
suggested
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From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
There
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From this reading There, despite Mrs. Hastings' coach-man's peremptory appeal, he continued to dispense stained ice-cream to the little denizens of No. 19 and the other houses in the row.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Please," said Miss Holland, "I've always been longing to go into one of these houses, and now I'm going.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The brougham, however, at once proved a counter-attraction and immediately an opposition group formed about the carriage step and exchanged penetrating comments upon the livery.
wheeled
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From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE PRINCE OF FAR-AWAY No. 19 McDougle Street had been chosen as a likely market by a "hokey-pokey" man, who had wheeled his cart to the curb before the entrance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Hastings, you and Miss Holland would better sit here, perhaps," suggested St. George, alighting hurriedly, "until I see if this man is to be found."
