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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 Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
abode
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
aside
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From this reading But he still went on--straight on, looking aside at nothing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
Baregrove
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
Blyth
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he still went on--straight on, looking aside at nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
cab
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
came
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
caring
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
casting
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
communicating
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
counting
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
extremity
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
followed
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
garden
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
gate
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
glance
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
Grice
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
happened
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
inside
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
knowing
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
led
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
lived
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
looking
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
luggage
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
Mat
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
Matthew
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
mechanically
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
moment
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
money
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
Mr
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he still went on--straight on, looking aside at nothing.
notice
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
only
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
out
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
painter's
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
remote
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
road
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
roof
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
round
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
seen
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
sitting
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
Square
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he still went on--straight on, looking aside at nothing.
straight
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From this reading But he still went on--straight on, looking aside at nothing.
street
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
suburban
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From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
taking
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
turning
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From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
up
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
Valentine
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
vehicle
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From this reading If he had only looked round at the vehicle for a moment, he must have seen Valentine sitting inside it, and counting out the money for his fare.
walked
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From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mat followed this road mechanically, not casting a glance at the painter's abode when he passed it, and taking no notice of a cab, with luggage on the roof; which drew up, as he walked by, at the garden gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Neither looking to the right nor the left, neither knowing nor caring whither he went, Matthew Grice took the first turning he came to, which led him out of Baregrove Square.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It happened to be the street communicating with the long suburban road, at the remote extremity of which Mr. Blyth lived.
