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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 A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
Admiral's
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
affected
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
anxious
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
appointment
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
Bay
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
breakfasted
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
brick
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
building
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
business
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
called
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
chocolate
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
corners
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
curtains
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
discoloured
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
drawing-room
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
early
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
father
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
father's
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
few
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
footman
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
furniture
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
Hamiltons
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
hardly
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
harpsichord
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
head-quarters
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
heard
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
high
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
house
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
how
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
hundred
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
hung
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
Italian
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Jermyn
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
knew
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
knock
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
large
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
looking
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Lord
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
melancholy
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
Merton
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
more
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
movements
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
much
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Naples
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Nelson
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
news
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
night
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Piccadilly
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
picture
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
pleasure
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
punctual
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From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
rung
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
sat
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
sent
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
served
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
sombre
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
statuettes
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
Street
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
then
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
there
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
town
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
uncle
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From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
used
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
ushered
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From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
Vesuvius
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
walk
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A footman answered our knock, and we were ushered into a large drawing-room with sombre furniture and melancholy curtains.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had hardly breakfasted then, and my uncle had not rung for his chocolate, when he called for me at Jermyn Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
white
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From this reading My father sent in his name, and there we sat, looking at the white Italian statuettes in the corners, and the picture of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples which hung over the harpsichord.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY father’s appointment with Lord Nelson was an early one, and he was the more anxious to be punctual as he knew how much the Admiral’s movements must be affected by the news which we had heard the night before.
yards
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From this reading A walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the high building of discoloured brick in Piccadilly, which served the Hamiltons as a town house, and which Nelson used as his head-quarters when business or pleasure called him from Merton.
