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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 Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
addressed
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
answering
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
Aston
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
bell-clang
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
came
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
car
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
clambered
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
Dudley
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
eyes
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
falling
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
gleamed
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
gloomily
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
Hilliard
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
homeward-going
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
hour
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
Huge
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
jovially
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
lamp-lights
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
later
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
lit
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
lurid
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
man
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
monitory
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
muddy
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
neighbour
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
Old
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
pipe
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
place
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
Port
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
press
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
rain
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
remark
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
shone
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
space
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
spoke
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
Square
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
steam-driven
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
streets
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
top
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
tram
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
vehicles
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
waited
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From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
waiting
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From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour later he was at Old Square, waiting for the tram to Aston.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
wet
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From this reading No rain was falling, but the streets shone wet and muddy under lurid lamp-lights.
whirling
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From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He did not look the same man who had waited gloomily at Dudley Port; his eyes gleamed with life; answering a remark addressed to him by a neighbour on the car, he spoke jovially.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Huge steam-driven vehicles came and went, whirling about the open space with monitory bell-clang.
workfolk
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From this reading Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
