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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 GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
afternoon
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
ago
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
appearance
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
beat
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
burghers
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
church
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
DAY
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
devils
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
end
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
festal
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
following
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
found
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
four
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
full
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
GALA
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
gates
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
go
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
HARBOUR
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
home
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
hurry
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From this reading They must hurry on!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
left
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
long
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
marketplace
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
most
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must hurry on!
o'clock
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
off
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
other
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
own
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
packed
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
passages
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
presents
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
press
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
printer's
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
pushed
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
read
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
returned
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From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
Spectator
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
steps
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
three
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
threw
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From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
time
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From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
TOWN
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
trudged
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
two
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They threw it into the passages, left it on the steps, pushed it under the gates.
unlucky
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From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The church was full long ago; by this time the marketplace was packed from one end to the other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GALA DAY IN TOWN AND HARBOUR Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, two unlucky printer's devils trudged off, each on his own beat, with the _Spectator_.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading When the worthy burghers returned home and found the _Spectator_, they read the following:--"As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance.
