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10
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
11
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
called
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
cause
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
dangerous
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
Demijohn
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
discovered
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From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
discussion
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From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
fortnight
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
George
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
glorious
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
Hampstead
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
hardly
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
Holloway
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
house
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
lived
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
Lord
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
love
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
manner
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
meditation
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
more
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
mother
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
occasions
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
opposite
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
PARADISE
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From this reading PARADISE ROW.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
previous
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
regarded
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
return
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
Roden
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From this reading Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.
Roden's
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
ROW
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From this reading PARADISE ROW.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
some
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From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
son's
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From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
stranger
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
There
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From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a fortnight after George Roden's return to Holloway,--a fortnight passed by the mother in meditation as to her son's glorious but dangerous love,--Lord Hampstead called at No. 11, Paradise Row.
unpretending
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
various
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From this reading He might have been at the house on various previous occasions, but had come in so unpretending a manner as hardly to have done more than to cause himself to be regarded as a stranger in Holloway.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There had already been some discussion in Holloway about Lord Hampstead, but nothing had as yet been discovered.
