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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 In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
absence
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
absolutely
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
asking
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
away
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
bone
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
bountiful
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
bright
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
brood
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
brown
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
BURRILL
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From this reading JOHN BURRILL, PLEBEIAN.
busy
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
cinders
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
clearing
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
cottage
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
dark
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
day
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
dust
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
end
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
engines
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
especially
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
eyes
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
factory
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
ferret-like
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
flesh
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
fragments
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
gaze
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
gloom
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
gloomy
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
hard
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
houses
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
inhabited
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN BURRILL, PLEBEIAN.
larger
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
late
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
loom
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
lowering
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
made
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
needed
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
night
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
nose
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
noticeable
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
only
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
ounce
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
person
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
PLEBEIAN
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From this reading JOHN BURRILL, PLEBEIAN.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
quarter
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
questions
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
rasping
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
roofs
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
row
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
rows
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
screen
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
seems
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
sharp
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
small
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
smoke
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
sour
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
sunrise
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
supper
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
tenements
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
toilers
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
too
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
two
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
ugly
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
visage
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From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
voice
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From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
W
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From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is night, late and lowering; especially gloomy in that quarter of W---- where loom the great ugly rows of tenements that are inhabited by the factory toilers; for the gloom and smoke of the great engines brood over the roofs night and day, and the dust and cinders could only be made noticeable by their absence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A small woman, with a sour visage, and not one ounce of flesh on her person, that is not absolutely needed to screen from mortal gaze a bone.
woman
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From this reading In a small cottage, at the end of a row of larger houses, a woman is busy clearing away the fragments of a none too bountiful supper.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A woman with a long, sharp nose, two bright, ferret-like brown eyes, and a rasping voice, that seems to have worn itself thin asking hard questions of Providence, from sunrise till dark.
