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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 A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
Almost
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From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
arms
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
asphalt
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
BLACK
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
clouds
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
corner
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
deep
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
Embankment
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
exhausted
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
fell
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
folded
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
Gardens
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
gaunt
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
gazing
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
lady
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
low-hanging
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
man
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
met
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
miracle
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
mist
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
once
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From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
OTHER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
pall
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
path
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
perfect
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From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
queer
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
ROMILLY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
seated
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
seats
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
similar
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
smiled
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From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
some
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
spontaneity
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From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
stared
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
streak
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
stupefaction
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From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
sunshine
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
tall
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
unexpected
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Almost at once, and with perfect spontaneity, she smiled upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes suddenly met those of a young lady in deep black, who was gazing about her in similar stupefaction.
WATCHER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OTHER ROMILLY" "THE BLACK WATCHER," ETC.
way
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From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
young
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From this reading A tall, gaunt young man, who had been seated with folded arms in the corner of one of the seats, stared at it as though bewildered.
