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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
animated
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
away
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From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
bush
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
busy
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From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
clustered
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
commences
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
country
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
difficult
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
elbows
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
ends
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
far
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
few
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
fields
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
garden
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
green
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LIZZIE IN HER NEW HOME.
history
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
HOME
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From this reading LIZZIE IN HER NEW HOME.
houses
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
hundred
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIZZIE IN HER NEW HOME.
indeed
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
inhabitants
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
Islington
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
jealous
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
LIZZIE
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From this reading LIZZIE IN HER NEW HOME.
London
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
made
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
NEW
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From this reading LIZZIE IN HER NEW HOME.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
now
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
nowadays
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
other's
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
perhaps
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
poking
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
quiet
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From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
realize
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
recently
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
ribs
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
seem
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
spirit
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
Strand
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
telling
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
Then
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
There
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From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
thickly
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From this reading Then, houses were few and far between; now, they are so thickly clustered that (animated, perhaps, by the spirit of their inhabitants) they seem to be poking their elbows into each other's ribs, and to be jealous of one another.
thoroughfares
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From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
three
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So, for rest and quiet, we must away from these busy thoroughfares.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
Westminster
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There is no telling nowadays where London ends and the country commences.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
woods
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
years
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From this reading It is difficult to realize that quite recently in our history, within the last three hundred years indeed, the Strand was bush and garden, and that Westminster and Islington were made pleasant by green woods and fields.
