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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 PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
ACQUAINTED
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
arranged
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
bank
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
BECOMES
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
BRIEF
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
building
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
central
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
DESCRIPTION
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
figures
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
generation
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
historic
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
history
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
Horseferry-road
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
huge
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
INTERIOR
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
Londoners
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
many
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
maps
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
MILLBANK
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
new
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
now
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From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
occupied
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
past
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From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
PEACE
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
PENITENTIARY
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
pentagonal
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
place
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
present
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
PRISON
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From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
Probably
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
round
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
Scrubs
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
series
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
sexagon
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
six
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
some
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
structures
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From this reading It figures on the maps as a series of six pentagonal structures arranged round a central sexagon.
supersede
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
termed
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From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
Thames
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
ugly
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
Vauxhall-bridge
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From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Millbank Penitentiary, as it was termed, is now a thing of the past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Probably not many Londoners of the present generation know the history of the huge ugly building which occupied the left bank of the Thames between the Horseferry-road and Vauxhall-bridge.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PEACE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF MILLBANK PENITENTIARY――A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON.
Wormwood
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From this reading The new prison at Wormwood Scrubs will supersede a place of some historic history.
