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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOUSE WITHOUT A DOOR.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
away
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
beautiful
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From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
Cecile
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
children
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
church
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
coming
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From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
day
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
dirty
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
DOOR
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From this reading A HOUSE WITHOUT A DOOR.
doubly
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From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
down
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
East-End
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
End
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From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
entered
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
far-famed
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
fortunate
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From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
hid
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
HOUSE
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From this reading A HOUSE WITHOUT A DOOR.
houses
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
knew
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
Mile
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From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
Moseley
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From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
Mrs
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From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
new
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From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
people
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
pew
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
quarter
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
sat
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
sextoness
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From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They were, therefore, doubly fortunate in coming across Mrs. Moseley.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
Toby
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
town
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
traveled
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
unknown
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
very
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From this reading They knew nothing of this themselves, though Cecile did think the houses very poor and the people very dirty.
wanderings
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From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Moseley was sextoness to the very new and beautiful church in Mile End.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The children in their wanderings the day before, and again this morning, had quite unknown to themselves traveled quite away from Bloomsbury, and when they entered the church, and sat down in that pew, and hid Toby underneath, they were in the far-famed East-End quarter of the great town.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A HOUSE WITHOUT A DOOR.
