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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 "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
all
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
autumn
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
back
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
banners
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
bright
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
chartered
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
church
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
cities
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
close
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
door
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
down
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
dust-cart
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
enter
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
enters
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
Euston
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
Few
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
going
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
hansom
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
Henry
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
homeless
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
hour
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
impressive
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
interesting
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
LONDON
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
off
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
Pancras
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
presently
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
quarter-to-seven
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
railway
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
read
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
Road
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
set
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
some
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
speak
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
St
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
station
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
stay
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
Strand
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
stranger
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
street
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
termini
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From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Few great cities are impressive in the neighbourhood of their railway termini.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
there
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From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
Thus
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to stay in some street off the Strand, and chartered a hansom to take him there.
unexpectedly
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From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
Vestry
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From this reading But there was an interesting church presently, and on a dust-cart close by Henry read "Vestry of St. Pancras."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THIS IS LONDON, THIS IS LIFE" Thus it was that, all unexpectedly, Henry found himself set down one autumn morning at the homeless hour of a quarter-to-seven, in Euston station.
waves
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
welcome
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From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You enter them, so to speak, by the back door; and London waves no banners of bright welcome to the stranger who first enters it by the Euston Road.
