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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 Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
afford
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
all
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
anxious
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
braziers
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
burning
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
called
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
came
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
chapel
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
charcoal
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
Daniel
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
DEATH
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From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH.
dim
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
direction
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
drainage
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
fast
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
fires
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
fogs
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
GATE
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From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH.
gave
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
give
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
gloom
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
go
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
house
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
hung
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
lamps
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
light
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
London
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
making
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
marched
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
minister's
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
muddy
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
night
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
November
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH.
once
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
only
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From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
opposite
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
own
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
passers-by
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
pavement
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
quickly
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
reach
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
repaired
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
shelter
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
stayed
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
streets
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
there
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The November fogs still hung about London, and the lamps gave only a dim light through the gloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
walking
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From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
warmth
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
warning
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
watchmen
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From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
way
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From this reading Daniel had a good way to go, for the minister’s house was in an opposite direction to his own from the chapel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Daniel himself was making his way as fast as he could along the muddy pavement, when he came to a part of the streets where the drainage was being repaired, and where charcoal fires were burning in braziers here and there, at once to give warning to the passers-by and to afford warmth to the watchmen who stayed beside them all night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Those who were yet walking about the streets marched quickly, as if anxious to reach whatever shelter they called their own.
