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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 The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
Assistant
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
astonishment
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
august
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
centre
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
Commissioner
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
concealed
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
concluded
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
constables
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
direction
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
driven
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
early
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
Empire
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
excellence
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
gone
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
got
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
hansom
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
House
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
impressed
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
lofty
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
man
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
many
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
means
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
men
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
met
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
midnight
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
millions
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
minds
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
neat
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
nice
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
out
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
par
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
particularly
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
Penetrating
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
portal
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
precincts
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
rapidly
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
revolutionary
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
saluted
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
seem
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
sets
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
sign
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
Soho
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
Some
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
spot
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
stalwart
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
sun
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
things
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
Toodles
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
turning
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
up
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
very
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
volatile
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From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Penetrating through a portal by no means lofty into the precincts of the House which is _the_ House, _par excellence_ in the minds of many millions of men, he was met at last by the volatile and revolutionary Toodles.
watching
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From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
Westminster
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From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner, driven rapidly in a hansom from the neighbourhood of Soho in the direction of Westminster, got out at the very centre of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some stalwart constables, who did not seem particularly impressed by the duty of watching the august spot, saluted him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
wrong
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From this reading His turning up so early he concluded to be the sign that things, whatever they were, had gone wrong.
young
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From this reading That neat and nice young man concealed his astonishment at the early appearance of the Assistant Commissioner, whom he had been told to look out for some time about midnight.
