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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 Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
Alf
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
attracted
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From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
boy
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From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
Broxbridge
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
Charles
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
closer
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
despair
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
discovered
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
familiar
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From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
features
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From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was good reason for this.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
hero
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
hour
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER.
inspection
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
lad
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
like
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
locality
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
LODGING-HOUSE
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From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER.
Micawber
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
Mr
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
patiently
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
Peace
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
presented
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
Purvis
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
reason
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From this reading There was good reason for this.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
remembered
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
Samaritan
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
seen
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
shilling
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
sojourn
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From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER.
There
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From this reading There was good reason for this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was good reason for this.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
turned
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
up
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
waited
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From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was good reason for this.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
WESTMINSTER
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From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alf Purvis had waited patiently, like Mr. Micawber, till something turned up――the good Samaritan, who had relieved him in the hour of his despair, being, as we have already seen, our hero Charles Peace.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Peace had been attracted by the boy, whose features were familiar to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon a closer inspection he discovered that he was the lad whom he remembered having seen about the neighbourhood of Broxbridge during his sojourn in that locality, and hence it was that he had presented Alf with the shilling.
