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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 He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
acquaintance
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
also
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
Anna
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
attend
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
Bedford
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
business
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
chambers
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
chosen
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
courts
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
Daniel
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
desired
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
determine
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
early
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
endeavouring
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
fact
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
friend
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
hardly
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
hour
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
hours
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
ill
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
intended
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
Lady
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
late
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
lawyer
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
named
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
passages
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
Saturday
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
Serjeant
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
Serjeant's
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
Square
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
tailor
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
Temple
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From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time had in fact been named, and the tailor had chosen to suppose that as he had been desired to be early in Bedford Square, so had it also been intended that he should be early in the Temple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
two
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
walked
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From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
wont
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From this reading On the Saturday, Daniel was at the Serjeant's chambers early in the morning,--long before the hour at which the Serjeant himself was wont to attend.
WORD
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From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
world
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From this reading He had not a friend in the world, unless Lady Anna were a friend;--hardly an acquaintance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For two hours he walked about the passages and the courts, thinking ill of the lawyer for being so late at his business, and endeavouring to determine what he would do with himself.
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING.
