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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 _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
ago
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
ALFRED
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
amplified
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
appeared
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
B
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
battered
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
bits
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
BROTHERS
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
children
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
cobble-stones
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
condensed
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
dingier
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
dingy
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
dirty
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
door
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
down
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
filled
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
form
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
gray
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
gutters
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
HARPER
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
Harper's
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
holes
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
house
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
houses
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
just
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
knock-kneed
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
late
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
leant
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
leaving
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
level
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
made
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
magazine
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
management
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
many
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
Messrs
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
mud
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
N
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
nailed
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
narrow
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
oilclothnounUS /ˈɔɪlklɒθ/
cloth treated to resist water treated with oil to resist water and weather
From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
old
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
older
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
other
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
P
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
paved
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
People
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
place
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places
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
played
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
poured
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
rags
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
rainy
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
ran
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
rewritten
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
side
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
sidewalks
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
silt
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
slop-water
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
some
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
Squeezed
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
stand
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
STAREY
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
story
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
street
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
stuffed
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
T
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From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
tracks
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
unable
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
up
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From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
water
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
weather
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From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had a battered and knock-kneed look, and it leant on the houses on either side of it, as if it were unable to stand up alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The door was just on a level with the street, and in rainy weather the water poured in and ran through the narrow little passage leaving a silt of mud in which the children played and made tracks.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
windows
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From this reading The windows were broken in many places, and were stuffed with old rags, or in some places had bits of oilcloth nailed over the holes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The story has been rewritten and amplified.--_T.N.P._ Squeezed in between other old dingy houses down a dirty, narrow street paved with cobble-stones, and having, in place of sidewalks, gutters filled with gray slop-water, stood a house, older and dingier than the rest.
years
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
Young
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From this reading _By_ HARPER & BROTHERS _To the memory of_ ALFRED B. STAREY _ACKNOWLEDGMENTS_ are made to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose magazine, _Harper's Young People_, when under the management of the late Alfred B. Starey, some years ago, this story in a condensed form first appeared.
