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account
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
air
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
Alfred
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
all
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
any
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
blinds
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
breakfast
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
brightening
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
came
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
comfortable
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
condescending
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
discontented
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
dull
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
enough
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
faced
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From this reading Mrs Alfred Lammle faced her lord.
family
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
glancing
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
gloomy
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
glorious
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
grievously
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
happy
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Alfred Lammle faced her lord.
hint
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
impartiality
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
Lammle
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
London
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
lord
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From this reading Mrs Alfred Lammle faced her lord.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
MEANING
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
MISCHIEF
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
moodily
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
Mr
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Alfred Lammle faced her lord.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
observant
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
other
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
pair
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
press
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
prismatic
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
Sackville
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
sat
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
send
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
side
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
some
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From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
sparkles
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
streaming
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
Street
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
sun
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
sunny
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
swindled
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
swindlers
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
tablecloth
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
taken
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
Things
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
tie
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From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
tradespeople
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From this reading Things looked so gloomy in the breakfast-room, albeit on the sunny side of Sackville Street, that any of the family tradespeople glancing through the blinds might have taken the hint to send in his account and press for it.
Up
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
whiskers
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From this reading MEANING MISCHIEF Up came the sun, streaming all over London, and in its glorious impartiality even condescending to make prismatic sparkles in the whiskers of Mr Alfred Lammle as he sat at breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In need of some brightening from without, was Mr Alfred Lammle, for he had the air of being dull enough within, and looked grievously discontented.
