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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 There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
afforded
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
agitation
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
anxieties
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
any
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
arrival
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
attendant
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
Berkeley
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
briskly
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
building
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
chairmen
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
class
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
convenience
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
dark
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
darkness
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
DAVIES
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
distinguish
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
evidence
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
eyes
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
favourite
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
feared
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
footpads
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
forgot
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
Gardens
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
gloomy
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
hastened
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
haunt
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
held
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
House
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
implanted
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
lack
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
lane
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
lighting
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
longed
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
lover's
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
mansions
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
new
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
once
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
opening
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
operations
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
perhaps
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
Piccadilly
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
Portugal
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
presence
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
prey
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
prospect
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
pushed
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
reached
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
reason
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From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
room
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
Row
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
see
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
shadowed
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
sides
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
skirts
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
Sophia
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
space
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
Square
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
squire
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
strained
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From this reading She strained her eyes through the darkness to distinguish the opening of Davies Street, and at once longed and feared to see it.
STREET
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
surrounded
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
terrors
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
There
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
three
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
threw
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
town
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
tremors
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From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
turning
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
turnpike
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From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading IN DAVIES STREET The chairmen pushed on briskly through Piccadilly and Portugal Street until they reached the turnpike on the skirts of the town.
wall
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sophia was a prey to anxieties that left no room in her mind for terrors of this class; and neither the dark lane, shadowed by the dead wall of Berkeley Gardens nor the gloomy waste of the square, held any tremors for her; but the chairmen hastened over this part of their journey, and for a time her attendant squire was so little in evidence that in the agitation into which the prospect of arrival at her lover's threw her, she forgot his presence.
wide
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From this reading There, turning to the right by Berkeley Row, they reached Berkeley Square, at that time a wide, implanted space, surrounded on three sides by new mansions, and on the fourth by the dead wall of Berkeley House.
