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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 He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
Abraham
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
almost
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
Assistant
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
back
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From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
beamed
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
beard
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
biblical
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
brilliantly
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
broad
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
button
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
buttons
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
Chapter
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
departed
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
dishevelled
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
doorway
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
End
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
forehead
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From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
form
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
frock-coat
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
grey
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
horn-rimmed
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From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
hung
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
leading
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
Letchowiski
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
lines
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
lit
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
looking
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
Mile
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
night
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
object
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
out
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
passers-by
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
patriarchal
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
picturesque
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
pushed
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From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
reached
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
Road
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
rusty-black
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
Saturday
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
shop
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
small
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
spare
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
spectacles
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From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
straight
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
tall
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
thoroughfares
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
V
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From this reading _Chapter V_ _The Mysterious Assistant_ Abraham Letchowiski stood in the doorway of his small but brilliantly lit shop in one of the broad thoroughfares leading out of the Mile End Road, and beamed upon the Saturday night passers-by.
waistcoat
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From this reading His dishevelled grey beard reached to the third button of his waistcoat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
way
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From this reading He was, in his way, a picturesque looking object--patriarchal, almost biblical.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His horn-rimmed spectacles were pushed back to his forehead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
wore
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From this reading He wore a long, rusty-black frock-coat, from which the buttons had long since departed, but which hung in straight lines about his tall, spare form.
