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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 “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
alcoholic
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
all
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
apparitions
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
black
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
board
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
cause
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
cries
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From this reading Several ladies rose with startled cries.
day
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
depths
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
dining-room
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
disturbing
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
eyes
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
fashionable
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
feature
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From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
figure
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
flooring
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
frequent
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
green
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
imp
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
JUICE
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
kerb
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
ladies
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From this reading Several ladies rose with startled cries.
London
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
make-believe
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
man
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
manifestations
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From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
more
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
most
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From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
number
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
often
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
out
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
owing
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
parquet
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
PECULIAR
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
people
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
presence
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
rat
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
red
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
reptiles
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
rose
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From this reading Several ladies rose with startled cries.
scenes
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
screams
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
serpents
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
Several
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From this reading Several ladies rose with startled cries.
shark
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
small
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
snake
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
squirming
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
startled
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From this reading Several ladies rose with startled cries.
Strand
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
street
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
there
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
threatening
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
uncommon
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From this reading And a shark is a most uncommon feature of such manifestations.
Usually
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
vendors
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
VERY
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From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
vision
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From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
why
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Usually the disturbing vision is a rat, or a green imp with red eyes, or even a squirming snake.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
wriggle
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From this reading Indeed, reptiles figure so often in alcoholic apparitions that I have often wondered why there are not more frequent “scenes” in the London Strand, owing to the presence on the kerb of a number of street vendors who cause make-believe serpents to wriggle all day long on a small board.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” You know what people think when a man screams out that a shark is threatening him from the black depths of the parquet flooring of a fashionable dining-room.
