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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 WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
audible
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From this reading In Mrs. Peckover’s kitchen the music was audible in bursts.
away
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
bells
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
blown
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boisterous
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
bursts
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From this reading In Mrs. Peckover’s kitchen the music was audible in bursts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
civilised
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
clamour
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
clashed
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
Clerkenwell
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
Close
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
control
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demand
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
derive
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Detention
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
doubtless
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existence
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
failed
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
far
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
fell
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
flung
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
GUEST
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
happy
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
House
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
hymn
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
imagination
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
inhabitants
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
instant
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
intermittently
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
intervals
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
James's
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
just
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
kitchen
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From this reading In Mrs. Peckover’s kitchen the music was audible in bursts.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
land
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
less
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
like
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
makes
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
melodies
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
melody
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
miseries
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
Mrs
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From this reading In Mrs. Peckover’s kitchen the music was audible in bursts.
music
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
notes
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
now
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
out
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
pealing
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
Peckover's
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From this reading In Mrs. Peckover’s kitchen the music was audible in bursts.
playing
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
quarter
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
rain
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
ring
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
service-time
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
solace
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
soothe
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
spring
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
St
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
steeple
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
There
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
thus
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
too
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From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
violently
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From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
WELCOME
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From this reading A WELCOME GUEST The bells of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, ring melodies in intervals of the pealing for service-time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
westwards
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From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning of spring their music, like the rain that fell intermittently, was flung westwards by the boisterous wind, away over Clerkenwell Close, until the notes failed one by one, or were clashed out of existence by the clamour of a less civilised steeple.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the wind been under mortal control it would doubtless have blown thus violently and in this quarter in order that the inhabitants of the House of Detention might derive no solace from the melody.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I know not; just now the bells were playing ‘There is a happy land, far, far away,’ and that hymn makes too great a demand upon the imagination to soothe amid instant miseries.
