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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 PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
age
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
agreeable
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
ALMS-BOX
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
attended
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
BEGGARnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
BLIND
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
blinds
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
bluntly
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
calico
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
called
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
character
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
church
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
common
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
compared
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From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
considerable
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
DR
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From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
dreary
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
elsewhere
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
family
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
forget
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
incident
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
influence
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
light
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
London
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
manner
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
modified
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
most
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
PEPJOHN
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
places
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
POLLY
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From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
rather
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
RELIGIOUS
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From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
RESOLVE
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From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
rounded
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
smoke
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
speak
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From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
sunlight
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
toned
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
too
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
top
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
ugliness
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From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
ugly
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From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
uncle
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
VERY
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From this reading POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"--DR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PEPJOHN--THE ALMS-BOX--THE BLIND BEGGAR I must not forget to speak of an incident which had a considerable influence on my character at this time.
windows
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was ugly outside, but the outside ugliness was as nothing compared with the ugliness within.
worship
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From this reading The church which my uncle and his family "attended," as it was called, was one of those most dreary places of worship too common at that time, in London and elsewhere.
yellow
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From this reading The windows were long and bluntly rounded at the top, and the sunlight was modified by scanty calico blinds, which, being yellow with age and smoke, _toned_ the light in rather an agreeable manner.
