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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 Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
Abraham
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
accompanying
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
affected
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
all
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
allowed
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
Beaufort
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
cab
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
conditions
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
country
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
COURT
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
down
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
drove
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
east
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
ELM
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
end
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
familiar
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
fruitless
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
gazed
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
go
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
home
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
houses
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
Ida
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
inspector
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
Lane
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
latter
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
learnt
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
like
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
Litany
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From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
matter
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
Mr
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
new
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
old
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
only
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
police
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
police-station
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
present
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
proved
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
pursue
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
saw
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From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
search
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
set
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
squalor
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
Street
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
suggested
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
vileness
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From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
visited
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
Waymark
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From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ida insisted on being allowed to accompanying him when the cab stopped at the end of Litany Lane.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Thence they drove to the east, and stopped at a police-station, where Abraham saw the inspector.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She gazed about her like one who had been suddenly set down in a new country; this squalor and vileness, so familiar to her of old, affected her strangely under the present conditions.
Woodstock
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From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The latter suggested that Mr. Woodstock should go through all the houses which Waymark would have visited; if that search proved fruitless, the police would pursue the matter.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ELM COURT In Beaufort Street they only learnt that Waymark had not yet been home.
