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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
additional
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
Adelphi
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
apartment
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
apparently
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From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
approaching
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
bare
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
Bentham
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
boy
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
brass
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
building
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
charity
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
clerks
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
cranky
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
depressing
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
dingy
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
dragged
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
dusty
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
Embankment
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
end
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
errand
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
excuse
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
existence
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
existing
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
extinction
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
extreme
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
fast
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
few
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
firm
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
floor
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
Gardens
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
glory
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
heard
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From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
hotels
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From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
institutions
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
intimation
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
large
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
LAWYER'S
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
looking
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
Mr
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
offices
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
out
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
overlooking
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From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
past
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
plate
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
private
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From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
proclaimed
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
profitless
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
publishers
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
ran
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
rusty
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From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
situated
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
smoke-stained
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
stayed
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From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
street
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
sufficiently
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
SUGGESTION
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
there
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
uncomfortable
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
walls
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a street of private hotels which no one had ever heard of, and where apparently no one ever stayed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAWYER'S SUGGESTION The offices of Mr. Bentham were situated at the extreme end of a dingy, depressing looking street which ran from the Adelphi to the Embankment Gardens.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
windows
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From this reading A few cranky institutions, existing under the excuse of charity, had their offices there, and a firm of publishers, whose glory was of the past, still dragged out their uncomfortable and profitless existence in a building whose dusty windows and smoke-stained walls sufficiently proclaimed their fast approaching extinction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found the name of Mr. Bentham upon a rusty brass plate outside the last building in the street, with the additional intimation that his offices were upon the first floor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There they found him, without clerks, without even an errand boy, in a large bare apartment overlooking the embankment.
