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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 One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
all
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
amazement
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
any
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
approaching
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
away
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
bad
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
basket
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
better
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
breath
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
bystander
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
can't
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
carriages
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
celebrities
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
certain
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
city
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
compassion
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
condescended
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
constant
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
crowds
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
definite
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
described
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
don't
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
down
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
end
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
experience
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
fairly
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
fruit
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
give
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
glory
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
happiness
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
horsemen
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
hours
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
idea
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
ignorance
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
imagined
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
impressions
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
jostling
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
jumble
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
like
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
matter
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
misery
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
Now
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
other
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
out
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From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
Park
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
pavements
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
people
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
pleasure
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
poverty
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
present
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
promenaders
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
riches
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
roar
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
rush
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
saw
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
say
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
seeing
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
sense
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
stranger
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
summer
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
together
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
traffic
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
up
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From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
various
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From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
want
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From this reading One thing at least is certain, I had never had experience of anything approaching such a city before, and, between ourselves, I can't say that I ever want to again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when a bystander, seeing that I was a stranger, took compassion upon my ignorance and condescended to point out to me the various celebrities present, my pleasure was complete.
watched
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
weariness
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From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The constant rush and roar of traffic, the crowds of people jostling each other on the pavements, the happiness and the misery, the riches and the poverty, all mixed up together in one jumble, like good and bad fruit in a basket, fairly took my breath away; and when I went down, that first afternoon, and saw the Park in all its summer glory, my amazement may be better imagined than described.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I could have watched the carriages, horsemen, and promenaders for hours on end without any sense of weariness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LONDON Now that I come to think the matter out, I don't know that I could give you any definite idea of what my first impressions of London were.
