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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 BY A VANISHED HAND.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
accidentally
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
age
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
aged
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
ago
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
Aldgate
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Alie
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
attired
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
battered
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Bent
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
blind
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
Bolomez
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A VANISHED HAND.
Commercial
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
corner
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
curious
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
decrepit
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
Dobroslavin
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End
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
evening
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Felix
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
frock-coat
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
green
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
haggard
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
HAND
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From this reading BY A VANISHED HAND.
hat
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
intending
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
July
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Karelin
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
Leman
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
lived
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
man
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
manner
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
melancholy
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
met
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
miserable
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
nap
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
o'clock
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
ragged
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
rather
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From this reading I met Felix Karelin in a rather curious manner.
refugees
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Road
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
silk
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
six
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Station
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
Street
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
stumbled
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
train
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
turned
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From this reading As I turned the corner into Commercial Road, an aged, decrepit, blind man accidentally stumbled against me.
two
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
unutterably
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
VANISHED
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From this reading BY A VANISHED HAND.
visiting
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
walking
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
wearing
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From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
West
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
Whitechapel
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From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had been visiting two refugees, Dobroslavin and Bolomez, who lived in Little Alie Street, Whitechapel, and about six o’clock one July evening was walking along Leman Street towards Aldgate Station, intending to take train to the West End.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bent, haggard, and attired in a ragged frock-coat, green with age, wearing a battered silk hat, the nap of which had long ago disappeared, he looked unutterably miserable and melancholy.
