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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 ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
also
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
band
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
begun
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
blank
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
ceiling
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
certain
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
collar
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
comfortable
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
continually
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
crowded
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
distance
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
Edward
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
entered
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
ENTRY
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
expensive
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
extinguishing
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
find
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From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
front
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
half-a-crown
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
Henry
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
hundred
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
incredible
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
interval
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
larger
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
London
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
low
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
made
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
minutes
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
more
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
noises
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
Once
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
only
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From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
paid
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
peered
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
people
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
pillar
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From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
play
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
possible
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
seen
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
sharp
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
sitting
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
some
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
spot
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From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
street
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
THEATRICAL
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
thirty
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
three
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From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
traffic
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From this reading After a blank interval of thirty minutes a band had begun to play at an incredible distance in front of him, extinguishing the noises of traffic in the street.
turning
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
unoccupied
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From this reading Edward Henry had stood in the only unoccupied spot he could find, behind a pillar.
up
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
very
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
visit
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This enclosure was already crowded with some three hundred people, sitting and standing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
winds
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From this reading When he had made himself as comfortable as possible by turning up his collar against the sharp winds that continually entered from the street, he had peered forward, and seen in front of his enclosure another and larger enclosure also crowded with people, but more expensive people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
WORLD
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From this reading ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD I Once, on a short visit to London, Edward Henry had paid half-a-crown to be let into a certain enclosure with a very low ceiling.
