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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 In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
alley
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
any
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
Baltimore
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
boarding-house
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
called
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
Clipper
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
converting
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
cotton
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
crooked
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
dead-house
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
den
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
dingy
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
docks
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
earth
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
feeble
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
generally
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
ghost
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
going
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
haunting
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
heard
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
Launcelott's-Hey
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
like
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
lined
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
many
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
mid-day
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
narrow
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
old
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
Once
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
other
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
out
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
painful
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
passing
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
place
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
prison-like
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
rather
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
reminds
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
sad
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
see
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
seldom
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
side
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
side-walk
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
sight
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
sights
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
sign
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
smoky
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
solitary
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
some
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
soul
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
street
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
strip
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
things
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
truck-man
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
very
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
vicinity
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From this reading The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.
wail
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From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
wall
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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
warehouse-keeper
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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
warehouses
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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.
