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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 Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
air
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
Alley
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
Aunt
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
Author
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
begun
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
Bommaney
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
British
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
building
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
Church
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
City's
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
Co
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
Coalporter's
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
Company
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
cramped
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
eighty
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
enough
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
Etc
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
existence
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
father's
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
firm
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
flashier
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
formed
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
gone
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
highest
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
hum
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
inconvenient
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
lacked
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
locality
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
Mildred
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
most
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
newer
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
offices
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
old
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
opposite
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
out
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
places
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
quiet
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
Rachel
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
rectitude
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
reputation
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
respectability
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
scarcely
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
solid
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
sounded
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
spotless
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From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
St
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
traded
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
traffic
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From this reading The building of which they formed a part stood in Coalporter’s Alley, opposite the Church of St. Mildred, and the hum of the City’s traffic scarcely sounded in that retired and quiet locality.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
Vessel
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
Waite
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From this reading He traded still under the name of Bommaney, Waite, and Co., though Waite had been long since dead, and the Company had gone out of existence in his father’s time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Bommaney was a British merchant of the highest rectitude and the most spotless reputation.
Weaker
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From this reading Author Of ‘Aunt Rachel,’ ‘The Weaker Vessel,’ Etc.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
years
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From this reading The old offices, cramped and inconvenient, in which the firm had begun life eighty years before, were still good enough for Mr. Bommaney, and they had an air of solid respectability which newer and flashier places lacked.
