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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 EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
after-part
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
Charteris
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
Church-going
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
class
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
corner
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
Cowcaddens
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
Cuthbert
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
day
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
door
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
enjoying
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
few
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
following
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
GRAHAM
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From this reading GRAHAM.
grouped
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
Harry
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
house
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
How
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
manner
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
mechanic
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
moleskin
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
more
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
morn
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
Muir's
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
now
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
pale
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
peaceful
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
presented
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
respectable
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
returning
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
room
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
Sabbath
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From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
Sabbath-like
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From this reading The street was very still and Sabbath-like.
snowy
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
Some
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
spend
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
street
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From this reading The street was very still and Sabbath-like.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
suits
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
sunshine
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How still and peaceful is the Sabbath morn!-- The pale mechanic now has room to breathe.”
uncle's
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
very
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From this reading The street was very still and Sabbath-like.
walk
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From this reading EARLY on the following morning, Cuthbert Charteris, after a long walk from his uncle’s house, presented himself at Harry Muir’s door.
walks
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The street was very still and Sabbath-like.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
workmen
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
young
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From this reading Some young workmen, in suits of snowy moleskin, stood grouped about the corner of the Cowcaddens, enjoying the sunshine, and some few who were of the more respectable Church-going class, and could not spend the after-part of the day in such a manner, were returning from early walks.
