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119
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From this reading 119 GREAT PORTER SQUARE.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
all
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
appeared
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
circuitous
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
closely
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
clothes
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
day
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
dressed
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
evidently
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
existed
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
eyes
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
falling
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
few
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
freemasonry
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 119 GREAT PORTER SQUARE.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
hour
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
interest
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
keen
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
kind
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
leisurely
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
man
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
manner
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
met
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
midnight
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
observant
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
persons
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
plain
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
policemen
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
PORTER
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From this reading 119 GREAT PORTER SQUARE.
POSSESSION
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From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
quiet
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
Rain
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
round
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
scrutinising
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
secretly-watchful
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
spoke
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
SQUARE
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From this reading 119 GREAT PORTER SQUARE.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
TAKES
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From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
TENANT
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From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW TENANT TAKES POSSESSION OF NO.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
there
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From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
walked
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From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
wanderings
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From this reading Between him and the policemen he met in his circuitous wanderings a kind of freemasonry evidently existed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An hour before midnight of the day on which No. 119 Great Porter Square was let to a new tenant, a man dressed in plain clothes walked leisurely round the Square in a quiet and secretly-watchful manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rain was falling, and there were but few persons about, but, although the man spoke to none, he appeared to take an interest in all, scrutinising them closely with keen, observant eyes.
