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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 AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
ape
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
aspect
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
bird-fancier's
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
box
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
brave
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
cage
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
cages
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
chained
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
clattered
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
clothes
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
confident
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
containing
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
docks
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From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
door
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
East
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
End
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
eyes
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
far
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From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
frenzy
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
gamboge
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
glass
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
GOD
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
Hampson
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
hideous
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
hook
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
huge
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
hung
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
impish
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
like
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
live
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
lizards
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
London
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
looking
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
love-birds
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
man
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
men
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
parrot
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From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
pointed
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
rubies
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
sailors
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From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
set
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
shabby
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
shop
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
SPAKE
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
squawked
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
there
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
Tiny
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
traffic
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From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
Two
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From this reading AND GOD SPAKE---- Two men stood outside a bird-fancier's shop in the East End of London.
very
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Outside the shop door hung a cage containing a huge parrot, and it was this at which the two men were looking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
window
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From this reading Tiny emerald and gamboge love-birds squawked in their cages, there was a glass box of lizards with eyes like live rubies set in the shop window, while a hideous little ape--chained to a hook--clattered in an impish frenzy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shop was not far from the docks, and had a great traffic with sailors.
wrinkled
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From this reading Hampson, a little wrinkled man in very shabby clothes, but of a brave and confident aspect, pointed to the parrot.
