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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 There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
addition
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
Avenue
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
BARONESS
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
block
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
Bulwer
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From this reading --_Edward Bulwer Lytton_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
Calhoun's
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
central
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
confess
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
confusion
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From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
corner
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
cross
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
cryptic
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
dim
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
direction
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
document
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
door
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
Edward
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From this reading --_Edward Bulwer Lytton_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
glance
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
HELENA
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
hurried
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From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
inscription
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
Knock
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
lights
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
Lytton
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From this reading --_Edward Bulwer Lytton_.
M
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
man
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
memorandum
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
mental
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From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
merciful
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
nearest
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
number
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
old
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
paused
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
processes
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From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
read
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
recalled
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
second
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
seldom
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
somewhat
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From this reading I had not looked at it before in the confusion of my somewhat hurried mental processes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
street
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
There
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
timid
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
walk
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From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Pennsylvania Avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed document.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
Woman
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From this reading THE BARONESS HELENA Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
writing
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From this reading In addition to the name and street number, in Calhoun's writing, I read this memorandum: "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M Street" I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic.
