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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 He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
Abbott's
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
advertisements
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
advertising
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
ago
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From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
all
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
bills
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
bustop
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
cakes
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
came
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case
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church
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
days
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From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
dazzled
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
dear
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
displayed
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
don't
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
down
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
Dust
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
eyes
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few
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flaming
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
gaily
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
going
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
Gordon
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
handsomely
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
hot
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
Iglesias
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
interest
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
It's
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
knife-board
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
Lady
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
lighted
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
like
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
Lionel
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From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
love
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
man
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From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
Mary
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
Mr
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
now
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
off
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From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
omnibus
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
present
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quickened
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
rehearsal
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said
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
second
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
seen
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From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
St
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From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Opposite St. Mary Abbott's church Mr. Iglesias lighted down from the 'bustop.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
turned
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
warned
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From this reading He had seen her a few days ago, after rehearsal, and she had warned him off being present tonight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were still dazzled by those flaming bills.--Lionel Gordon was advertising handsomely.
Windswept
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From this reading The knife-board of every second omnibus displayed them, now he came to look.--His thought turned in quickened interest towards the Lady of the Windswept Dust and all that the said advertisements stood for in her case.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's all going like hot cakes, dear man," she had said gaily, "still, as you love me, don't come.
