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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 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
any
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
appeared
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
arms
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
arrived
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
attentive
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
big
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
Boffin
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
Boffin's
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
Bower
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
carried
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
certain
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
Clerkenwell
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
closely
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
coming
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
communication
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
companion
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
consulted
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From this reading Here they stopped, and Mr Boffin consulted his watch.
countenance
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
cross-ways
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
day
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
dinner
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
discourse
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
don't
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
DUSTMAN
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
ear
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
evening
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
evenings
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
expression
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
face
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
fall
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
five
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
followed
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
glanced
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
GOLDEN
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they stopped, and Mr Boffin consulted his watch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
interposing
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
intricate
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
kissed
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
like
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
likely
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
listener
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
man
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
mean
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
Mr
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
Mrs
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
nursing
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
o'clock
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
occasionally
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
old
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
out
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
reading
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
remark
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
SINKS
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
stick
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they stopped, and Mr Boffin consulted his watch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
thoughtful
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
together
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From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
trotted
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
trotting
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From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
very
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From this reading He carried so very attentive an expression on his countenance that it appeared as if the confidential discourse of the big stick required to be followed closely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
watch
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From this reading Here they stopped, and Mr Boffin consulted his watch.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
whispering
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From this reading THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN The evening of that day being one of the reading evenings at the Bower, Mr Boffin kissed Mrs Boffin after a five o’clock dinner, and trotted out, nursing his big stick in both arms, so that, as of old, it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr Boffin and his stick went on alone together, until they arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming, at about the same time, from Clerkenwell to the Bower.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr Boffin’s face was like the face of a thoughtful listener to an intricate communication, and, in trotting along, he occasionally glanced at that companion with the look of a man who was interposing the remark: ‘You don’t mean it!’
