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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 Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
all
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
building
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
came
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
checked
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
close
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From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
compelled
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
curious
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
deluded
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
discomfiture
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
dudgeon
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
dwelling-place
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
experiment
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From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
FLICK
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From this reading OLD FLICK.
Flick's
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
further
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
given
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From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
grave
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From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
led
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
Many
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
misnomer
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
moving
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
narrow
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
neighbour
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
OLD
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From this reading OLD FLICK.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
opposite
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
own
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
pavement
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
pedestrians
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
place
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
plump
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
progress
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
retire
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
shaken
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
side
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
strolled
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From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
thoroughfare
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
tried
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From this reading Not that he ever tried the experiment; Old Flick was not given to the shaking of hands and was as secret and close as the grave.
twenty
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
walked
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
wall
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
way
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From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many deluded pedestrians, who had strolled into the place, curious to know whither it led, had been compelled to retire in dudgeon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Old Flick's dwelling-place was in a narrow thoroughfare--so narrow, that Old Flick might have shaken hands with his neighbour on the opposite side of the way without moving from his own side of the pavement.
yards
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From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The thoroughfare was a misnomer; for if you walked about twenty yards beyond Old Flick's dwelling-place, you came, to your great discomfiture, plump upon the dead wall of a building which checked all further progress.
