Chapter I
CHAPTER ONE. IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN. Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning. The bells had just chimed the hour. Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
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Chapter I
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CHAPTER
ONE.
IS
MAINLY
ABOUT
A
MAN.
Two
o'clock--two
o'clock
in
the
morning.
The
bells
had
just
chimed
the
hour.
Big
Ben
had
boomed
forth
its
deep
and
solemn
note
over
sleeping
London.
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CHAPTER
ONE.
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IS
MAINLY
ABOUT
A
MAN.
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Two
o'clock--two
o'clock
in
the
morning.
Line 4
The
bells
had
just
chimed
the
hour.
Line 5
Big
Ben
had
boomed
forth
its
deep
and
solemn
note
over
sleeping
London.
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ABOUT
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.”
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.”
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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 IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
bells
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From this reading The bells had just chimed the hour.
Ben
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Big
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boomed
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CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
chimed
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From this reading The bells had just chimed the hour.
deep
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forth
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bells had just chimed the hour.
hour
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From this reading The bells had just chimed the hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
just
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From this reading The bells had just chimed the hour.
London
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From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
MAINLY
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From this reading IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.
MAN
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From this reading IS MAINLY ABOUT A MAN.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.
note
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From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
o'clock
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From this reading Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
sleeping
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From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
solemn
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From this reading Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.
Two
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From this reading Two o'clock--two o'clock in the morning.