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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 SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
accumulated
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air
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all
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
approach
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From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
arcades
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Butler
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Butler's
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
chambers
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City
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Clinton
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From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
Coleville
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Colonel
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concerning
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credentials
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
DARK
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
delicious
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
designs
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
desiring
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
difficult
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From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
dismal
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down
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early
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
Elsin
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
evening
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
finding
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
finished
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
frontier
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
gone
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
grand
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Grey
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Hall
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Hanover
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hat
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Henry
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
home
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
Hon
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
Lady
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
made
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
mere
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
mission
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
most
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
o'clock
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
out
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
own
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
packet
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
papers
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
personage
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Peter
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
presented
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
pressing
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
rank
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
sea-balm
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
see
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
seizing
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
shining
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
six
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
snuff-box
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
Square
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
Street
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sufficient
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
sun
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
SUNSET
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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
title
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
too
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From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.
vanity
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From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
walking-stick
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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
Wall
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.
Willett
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
write
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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.
