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107
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
all
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
Ann
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
arrested
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
cakes
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
carried
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From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
Chancery
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
coffee
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
day
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
disgraces
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
end
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
entreatverb, literaryUS /ɪnˈtriːt/
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
gave
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
herded
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
hesitated
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
Hot
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
Indignation
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From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
intelligent
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
Lane
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
like
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
men
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From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
most
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
night
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From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
occupation
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
opened
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
Panton
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
police-station
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
prompted
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
refuge
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
sent
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
Smith
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From this reading She hesitated about her name, and, being prompted, gave it at last as Ann Veronica Smith, 107A, Chancery Lane....
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
some
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
spent
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
starved
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
Street
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
sympathizer
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From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
too
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
unclean
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
unnamable
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
Veronica
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From this reading The police-station at the end seemed to Ann Veronica like a refuge from unnamable disgraces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
women
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From this reading The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of them spent the night standing.
world
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From this reading Indignation carried her through that night, that men and the world could so entreat her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
