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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 Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
Angel
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
batch
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
bitter
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
black
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
CLARA
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
companion
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
crowd
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
crying
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
direction
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
eager
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
east
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
Ech-ow
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
Exteree
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From this reading Exteree speciul!
fell
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
get
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
gusty
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
highways
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
JANE
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
junction
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
kept
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
loiterers
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
longer
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
newsboys
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
north
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
northward
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
omnibus
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
people
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
press
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
prison
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
Rain
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
reached
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
rid
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
side
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
south
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
speciul
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From this reading Exteree speciul!
speech
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
stands
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
streets
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
swept
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From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
tramcar
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
usual
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
waiting
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
Walking
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From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
west
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLARA AND JANE Rain no longer fell, but the gusty and bitter wind still swept about the black streets.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Walking side by side without speech, Clara and her companion left the neighbourhood of the prison, and kept a northward direction till they reached the junction of highways where stands the ‘Angel.’
wonted
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From this reading Here was the wonted crowd of loiterers and the press of people waiting for tramcar or omnibus—east, west, south, or north; newsboys, eager to get rid of their last batch, were crying as usual, ‘Ech-ow!
