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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 had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
always
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
anywhere
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
care
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
cared
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
caring
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
Carton
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɝːtənli/
without doubt; used to emphasize that something is true
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
cloud
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
darkness
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
environed
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
fatal
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
gladness
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
house
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
light
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
lounger
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
made
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
Manette
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
Many
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
moody
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
morose
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
night
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
often
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
overshadowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd/
cast a dark or harmful influence over someone or something
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
pavements
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
pierced
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
rarely
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
senseless
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
shone
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, fact, idea, or amount that is not named, known, or specified
From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
stones
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
streets
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From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
Sydney
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From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
talk
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
talked
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
there
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
transitory
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
unhappily
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
vaguely
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
very
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
wandered
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
well
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From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
whole
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
wine
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From this reading Many a night he vaguely and unhappily wandered there, when wine had brought no transitory gladness to him;
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
year
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From this reading He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements.
