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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 Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
abide
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
all
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
back
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
big
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
clock
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
coarse
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
crime
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
despair
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
dirty-looking
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
disused
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
dust-begrimed
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
dwelling
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
enamelling
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
entire
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
eyes
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
features
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
floor
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
former
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
forms
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
hair
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
height
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
Houses
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
hunger
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
just
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
knot
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
magnificence
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
misery
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
misty
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
monopolise
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
named
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
now
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
Parliament
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
peep
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
peer
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
poverty
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
precincts
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
rear
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
river
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
rough
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
seared
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
second
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
show
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
signs
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
sin
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
situated
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
space
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
squalid
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
St
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
stands
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
Staring
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
Stephen's
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
street
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
streets
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
suffering
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
there
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From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
therein
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
tied
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
tower
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From this reading One of these streets is just across the river, and the clock in the big tower of the Houses of Parliament can peep and peer therein, even from its misty height.
untidy
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
Wealth
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From this reading Wealth and magnificence rear their forms in and around the precincts of St. Stephen’s.
well
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
window
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They do not, however, monopolise the entire space, for here and there the squalid streets of poverty abide, with all their _wealth_ and _magnificence_, of suffering, crime, and sin.
woman
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From this reading Staring from a dust-begrimed window on the second floor of a dirty-looking dwelling situated in the street named, stands a woman, whose rough, untidy hair is tied back in a knot, and whose coarse, seared features show signs of former enamelling, now disused.
wretch
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From this reading Poor wretch! there is hunger and misery in her eyes, and despair as well.
