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1
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From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
absolutely
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
afraid
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
all-round
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
also
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
amazing
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Ann
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
arbitrary
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Arts
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
becoming
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
cab
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
cabs
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From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
centring
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
chaperon
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Charing
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
clever
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
constituting
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
contained
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
containing
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Coote
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
Crafts
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Cross
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
culture
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
days
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
doubt
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Emporium
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
evident
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
exhibitions
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
extent
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
fast
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
firstly
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
gallery
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Grand
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
grey
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
habitable
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From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
hansom
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From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Hotel
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
incompatible
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
incredible
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
item
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Kipps
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From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
knew
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
large
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
less
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
like
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
lunch
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
man
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
marry
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
minded
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
most
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
multitudes
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
natural
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
New
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
nine
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
only
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
origin
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
other
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
people
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
picture
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
place
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
points
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possible
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
presented
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
presently
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
primary
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
refinement
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
rendered
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From this reading London, moreover, is rendered habitable by hansom cabs.
respect
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Restaurants
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Romney
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Royal
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Sec
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From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
secondly
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
shops
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
singularly
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
sort
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
spaces
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Squares
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
station
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
statuary
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
stay
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
sympathy
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
taken
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
taker
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
theatres
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
There
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
things
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
thirdly
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
three
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
two
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
unexpected
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
unexplored
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
vehicles
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
waiters
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Walshingham
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
Walshinghams
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From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading London presented itself as a place of great, grey spaces and incredible multitudes of people, centring about Charing Cross station and the Royal Grand Hotel, and containing at unexpected arbitrary points shops of the most amazing sort, statuary, Squares, Restaurants--where it was possible for clever people like Walshingham to order a lunch item by item, to the waiters' evident respect and sympathy--exhibitions of incredible things--the Walshinghams had taken him to the Arts and Crafts and to a picture gallery--and theatres.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
world
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From this reading LONDON Sec.1 London was Kipps' third world.
worlds
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From this reading There were no doubt other worlds, but Kipps knew only these three; firstly, New Romney and the Emporium, constituting his primary world, his world of origin, which also contained Ann; secondly, the world of culture and refinement, the world of which Coote was chaperon, and into which Kipps was presently to marry, a world it was fast becoming evident absolutely incompatible with the first, and, thirdly, a world still to a large extent unexplored, London.
Young
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From this reading Young Walshingham was a natural cab taker, he was an all-round large minded young man, and he had in the course of their two days' stay taken Kipps into no less than nine, so that Kipps was singularly not afraid of these vehicles.
