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1891
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From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
archway
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
August
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
blackens
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
boy
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
bricks
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
brighter
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
chink
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
cleaning
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
clock
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
constructed
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
conversation
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
court
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
courts
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
cranny
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
day
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
day-duty
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
dingier
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
dingy
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
dirty
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
dispenses
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
door-posts
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
eastern
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
EDMUND
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
faded
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
flowers
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
Foundation
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
gathered
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
grace
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From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
GRAY
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
Gray's
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
Inn
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
instead
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
July
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From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
leaves
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
looks
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From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
makes
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
making
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
months
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From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
mostly
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
near
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
newspapers
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
old
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
only
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
paint
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
painting
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
panes
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
policeman
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
portals
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
poured
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
Saturday
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
season
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
shabbier
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
soot
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
southern
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
Square
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
summer
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
sun
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From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
sunshine
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
then
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
there
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
three
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From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
trees
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Gray's Inn in July and August, unless these months are as the August of the year of grace 1891, looks old, but not venerable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun poured upon the dingy old courts, making them dingier instead of brighter.
venerable
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
wall
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
want
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
warehouse
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From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
windows
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From this reading Where the paint of the windows and door-posts is faded and dirty--where the panes are mostly in want of cleaning--where there are no flowers in the windows--where there are no trees or leaves in the Square--where the bricks want painting, and where the soot has gathered in every chink and blackens every cranny--then the sunshine of summer only makes a dingy court shabbier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I AM EDMUND GRAY On Saturday afternoon, the policeman on day-duty at Gray's Inn was standing near the southern portals of that venerable Foundation in conversation with the boy who dispenses the newspapers, from a warehouse constructed in the eastern wall of the archway.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past three by the clock and a fine day, which was remarkable for the season--August--and the year.
