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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 POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
ago
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
air
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
anger
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
bed
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
BISHOP
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
carried
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
control
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
criminals
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
depressing
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
down
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
drab
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
dreary
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
DUKE
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
EARL
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
End
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
exploring
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
Fabian
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
falling
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
fell
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
gloomy
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
gods
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
grey
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
guest-room
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
horribly
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
house
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
How
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
James
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
lay
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
light
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
like
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
London
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
metropolis
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
now
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
opposite
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
POINTS
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
pouring
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
rain
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
Rose
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
saw
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
slum
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
smoke-laden
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
spears
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
there
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From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long ago that seemed now, he thought, as he lay there in the grey, dreary light of the London morning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
thrown
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
up
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
VIEW
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
VISCOUNT
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From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POINTS OF VIEW FROM A DUKE, A BISHOP, A VISCOUNT, AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN EARL The rain was pouring down and it was a horribly gloomy, depressing morning.
weather
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From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
West
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From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was in the same guest-room in the house of James Fabian Rose to which he had been carried when the exploring party had found him in the hands of the criminals of the West End slum.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rain fell through the drab, smoke-laden air of London like leaden spears, thrown upon the metropolis in anger by the gods who control the weather.
window
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
woke
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From this reading The duke woke up and through the window opposite the foot of his bed saw the rain falling.
