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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 On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
almost
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From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
alms
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
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archway
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
Arthur
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
ask
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
awning
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beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
Bentinck
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bitter
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
blanched
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burned
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cold
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
crowd
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crushing
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curiously
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
drunken
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From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
eyes
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face
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fever
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
fire
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
flared
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
flickered
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
footmen
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
forehead
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
frightened
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fur-coated
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gait
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From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
gas-lamps
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
greater
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
grew
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
grief
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hot
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
House
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
keen
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
lamp
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From this reading Once he stopped under a lamp, and looked at his hands.
large
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later
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like
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
Lord
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man
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From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
minutes
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misery
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
night
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
Once
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From this reading Once he stopped under a lamp, and looked at his hands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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own
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
policeman
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
round
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rushed
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Savile
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see
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seeing
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
seeming
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slouched
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From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
square
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From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he stopped under a lamp, and looked at his hands.
striped
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TEN
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terror
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Once he stopped under a lamp, and looked at his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
way
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From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On and on he went, almost with the gait of a drunken man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A policeman looked curiously at him as he passed, and a beggar, who slouched from an archway to ask for alms, grew frightened, seeing misery greater than his own.
wild
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From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was bitter cold, and the gas-lamps round the square flared and flickered in the keen wind; but his hands were hot with fever, and his forehead burned like fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TEN minutes later, with face blanched by terror, and eyes wild with grief, Lord Arthur Savile rushed from Bentinck House, crushing his way through the crowd of fur-coated footmen that stood round the large striped awning, and seeming not to see or hear anything.
